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गुरुर्गाथांशको यत्स्यात्सर्वपादेषु दृश्यते । श्रीरिति ख्यातनामा सा कीर्तिता प्रथमा ध्रुवा ॥ ४६॥
That metre in which a gāthā-portion consisting of long syllables (guru) is found in all the padas, is known by the name Śrī, and is declared to be the first Dhruvā.
english translation
यथा । देवं शर्वमीशं वन्दे ॥ ४७॥
Example: I adore the god Śarva.
english translation
मध्यलघुनाथ विद्युत्पादे पादे समं विभक्तेन । आदिलघुना धृतिः स्याद्गणेन योज्या हि मात्रेण ॥ ४८॥
That metre in which the middle syllable is short, and in which the syllables are evenly distributed in each pāda like a flash of lightning (vidyut), is called Dhṛti when it begins with a short syllable. It should be employed with a gaṇa arrangement regulated by mātrās (metrical units).
english translation
यथा । शङ्करः शूलधृत् पातु मां लोककृत् ॥ ४९॥
Example: Let Śaṃkarā who carries the Trident and creates the world, protect me.
english translation
लघुः स्यात् पदादौ त्रिके या धृतिः सा ॥ ५०॥
Dhṛti—When the first syllable in its feet of three syllables is short [the metre is Dhṛti].
english translation