Re: mattakOkila chandassu.

Rao Veluri (rveluri@smtpgate.anl.gov)
Wed, 30 Apr 97 17:07:59 CST 

Sree Syamala Rao gAru on 4/30/97 writes:
     
"--- matta kOkila chandassu : 
     
     
   matta kOkila matta kOkila matta kOkila matta kO 
     
   The above is an example line for a matta kOkila poem. 
     
   The 'gaNa' sequence is easily derived from 
     
   UIUII UIUII UIUII UIU 
     
   as   
     
   UIU IIU IUI IUI UII UIU 
     
   which is ra - sa - ja - ja - bha - ra  
     
   The yati point in the line should be at: 
     
   UIUII UIUII UIUII UIU 
     
   That is the 11th position. ---"
     
     
     I must confess, Oh! boy o' boy! I love this!! My favorite sport!
     Back to chandassu, gaNavibhajana and samasyaa pooraNam!
     
     For instance, if you are like me, stammer at the outset,
     (is this what they call kRtyaadyavastha!!)and say you have
     uttered likewise:
     
     mamama kOkila matta kOkila matta kOkila matta kO
     
     or
     
     matata kOkila matta kOkila matta kOkila matta kO
     

     instead of 

     matta kOkila matta kOkila matta kOkila matta kO
     
     then don't worry! 
     
     You now have dhRvakOkila vRttam (na-bha-ra-sa-ja-ja-ga),
     which is also known as taralam. Hey! Even the yati fits!
     It is the 12th letter! All your stammer did is to change 
     the first guruvu to two laghuvulu!
     
     
     But if you say
     
     tatata kOkila matta kOkila matta kOkila matta kO
     
     then, you are way off! The yati is gone!! Unless
     
     you say 
     
     tatata kOkila matta kOkila tatta kOkila matta kO
  
     
     I repeat. I love this game. Let's play. Ain't it fun?
     
     
     Most Sincerely (I mean it),
     
     Venkateswara Rao "the fun loving and never offending" Veluri