Dear Aleksandar, The verse *ṣara**ṃ pradhānam am**ṛtāk**ṣara**ṃ hara**ḥ k**ṣarātmānāv īśate deva eka**ḥ /* *tasyābhidhyānād yojanāt tattvabhāvād bhūyaś cānte viśvamāyāniv**ṛtti**ḥ // 1.10 // * Is found in the Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad [1.10].
So this is not a classical composition, and therefore not subject to the rules of classical meters. We have to treat it as a late Vedic verse form. Madhav Madhav M. Deshpande Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India [Residence: Campbell, California, USA] On Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 8:28 AM Uskokov, Aleksandar < [email protected]> wrote: > Yes, it is Sarvajñātman's *Saṅkṣepa-Śārīraka *4.46: > > kṣaraṃ pradhānam amṛtākṣaraṃ haraḥ > kṣarātmānāv īśate deva ekaḥ | > tasyābhidhyānād yojanāt tattva-bhāvād > bhūyaś cānte viśva-māyā-nivṛttiḥ || 46 || > > As in the Ānandāśrama edition (Vol. 83.2, p.842): > > > Best wishes, > Aleksandar > > Aleksandar Uskokov > > Senior Lector and Associate Research Scholar > > South Asian Studies Council and Department of Religious Studies, Yale > University > > 203-432-1972 | [email protected] > > "The Philosophy of the Brahma-sutra: An Introduction" > > https://www.amzn.com/1350150002/ > > > *Office Hours Sign-up:* https://calendly.com/aleksandar-uskokov > ------------------------------ > *From:* Madhav Deshpande <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, June 10, 2024 11:22 AM > *To:* Uskokov, Aleksandar <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Indology <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [INDOLOGY] help with meter > > Can you please give the text of the verse? > > Madhav > > Madhav M. Deshpande > Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics > University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA > Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies > Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India > > [Residence: Campbell, California, USA] > > > On Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 7:28 AM Uskokov, Aleksandar via INDOLOGY < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Dear friends, > > Has any of you encountered a meter with the following structure: > > a: ja bha ja ra > b: ya ta ta ga ga > c: ma ma ya ya > d: ma ta ta ga ga > > Quarters c and d correspond to vaiśvadevī and śālinī, but a and b I cannot > identify in Apte, though b seems a variation of śālinī with the first > syllable laghu. > > Any help appreciated. > > Best wishes, > Aleksandar > > Aleksandar Uskokov > > Senior Lector and Associate Research Scholar > > South Asian Studies Council and Department of Religious Studies, Yale > University > > 203-432-1972 | [email protected] > > "The Philosophy of the Brahma-sutra: An Introduction" > > https://www.amzn.com/1350150002/ > > > *Office Hours Sign-up:* https://calendly.com/aleksandar-uskokov > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology > >
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