Re: Exception to gaNa vibhajana
RAO@FCRFV1.NCIFCRF.GOV
Tue, 25 Feb 1997 10:03:57 -0500
Hi, Pardon me for interjecting again. There is an obvious reason why the
lahuvu at the end of a paada in a Sanskrit poem may be considered as a
guruvu. Generally, in sanskrit poems, each line stands by itself. At the
caesura (yati) and the end of the line, a pause is automatically introduced.
Therefore the laghuvu becomes a guruvu. On the other hand, even though the
vRttas are imported from Sanskrit, in Telugu, the lines are sometimes
wrapped around and hence the need for a *real* guruvu. This is explained
better in the appendices dealing with prosody in Sanskrit dramas. By the
way, Vasantatilaka is one of the very often used Sanskrit vRttas, next only
to SaarduulavikreeDita. Another question, why is there no mattEbha in
Sanskrit or for that matter champakamaala or utpalamaala? Regards!
- J. K. Mohana Rao