22 PAUMACARIU Chandonusāsana was the only work to which we glanced with some hope of getting light on all sorts of metrical problems of Ap. And we know well how often it failed us'. Under the circumstan- ces, a pre-Hemacandra work on Ap. metres from the pen, not of a mere theoretician, but of an epic poet recognised as Kavirāja and Mahākavi, deserves, in spite of its briefness, to be welcomed. And in view of its value as an early authentic source, a short analysis of the Ap. section of SC. will not be here out of place. Analysis of the contents of SC. IV-VIII Ch. IV. Utsahädi (Treatment of the Utsaha and other Metres): A. Introductory (1-4). Introductory stanza (1); metrical value of the Bindu and of e and o in certain positions (2-4). B. The Mātrā-prakaraņa (5-28). Utsäha (5-6); Duvahaa (Dvipathaka i.e., Dohā) with its varieties (7-13); Mātrā with its varieties (14-28). C. The Vadanaka-prakarana (29-32). Vadanaka with its varieties (29-32). D. Miscellaneous (33-42). Another application of the name Vadanaka (33); Prahe- lika (34); Hſdayālikā (35); Dhavala (36-39); Mangala (40-41); the concluding stanza (42). Ch. V The Şațpada-jāti. Three varieties of the Dhruvaka (1); quantity of the pāda-ending syllable (2); definition of the Sațpada Dhruvaka (3); its varieties: Şaţpada Jāti (4-5), S. Upajāti (6-7) and S. Avajāti (8-9); total of these varieties (10); the concluding stanza (11). Ch. V. Catuspadis and Dvipadīs. A. The Antarasamă Catuşpadi (1-148). Types of the Catușpadi (1); 110 Antarasamă Catus- padis beginning with the Campakakusumā and end- ing with the Saśibimbaka described (2-148). B. The mixed type of the Catuspadi (149-150). C. The Ardhasamă Catușpadi (151-152). D. The Sarvasamā Catuşpadi (153-161). E. The Dvipadi (162-203). The concluding stanza (204). Ch. VII. The Shorter Dvipadis. Their province and general character (1-2); 10 such Dvipadis defined (3-12); the concluding stanza (13). Ch. VIII. The Sandhi-bandha and the Rāsa-bandha. A. Some common Ap. metres (1-6). Utthakka (1-2); Madanāvatāra (3-4); Dhruvaka (5-6). B. The Sandhi-bandha (7-45). The Chhaddaņia and other structural units (7); seven Chhaddaņiās (8-23); three Ghattās (24-29). The terms Paddhadiā, Pada, Yamaka, Kadavaka, Sandhi, etc. explained (30-35) and illustrated (36-45). (1) In the past few years Velankar has brought to light several works of Pk. prosody like the Všttajatisamurcaya of Virahanka, Kavidarpana, Gäthälaksana of Nanditàdhya, Chandaḥkośa of Ratnasekhara and Chandaśšekhara of Raja- sekhara. But none of these works even comes near to doing full justice to their subject
