RE: Exception to gaNa vibhajana

RAO@FCRFV1.NCIFCRF.GOV
Tue, 25 Feb 1997 8:22:14 -0500 

  Hi, I want to point out to an exception to the rule in the guru-laghu 
scheme.  Fortunately, this occurs only in Sanskrit literature, not in 
Telugu.  A laghuvu at the end of a line is considered as a guruvu.  The 
following example is in the vRtta Vasantatilaka.  

	"ApRccha putrakRtakAn hariNAn drumaMsca 
	 vindhyaM vanaM tava sakhirdayitA latAsca | 
	 vatsyami teSu himavadgirikAnaneSu 
	 dIptairivauSadhivanairuparanjiteSu ||"   (Kale's edn of pratima)

	Syllabic representation for the second line: 

	   2     2  1   2  1  1  1    2   1  1  2  1  2   2
 	 vin dhyaM va naM ta va sa khir *da yi tA la tA sca 
	 ------------ --------- ----------- -------- ------
	      ta          bha       ja         ja    ga  ga

        1 - laghuvu; 2 - guruvu.

	Note that a laghu (short syllable) at the end of a pAda (line) is 
	considered as a guru!  One more little lesson is learnt.  

  Have a nice day!  -  J. K.  Mohana  Rao