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ørutabodha
by
ørãmat Kàlidàsa

edited by
Vàsudev Laxmaõ Shàstrã Paõ÷ãkar
(Bombay, 1906)

What follows is a transliteration of the text of ørutabodha as it appears in the edition by Paõ÷ãkar, which was published in Bombay in 1906 ¹. The text is found alongside the same editor's edition of ørã Kedàrabhañña's Vttaratnàkara, the main work in the book, and ørã Gaïgàdàsa's Chandoma¤jarã.

39 of the main metres in use in Sanskrit verse compositions are described in this work, ² and it therefore acts as a handy reference work for anyone with an interest in the subject. Other works on prosody, like ørã Piïgala's Chandas øàstra, and ørã Kedàrabhañña's Vttaratnàkara, provide a more comprehensive list that include metres that are found only occasionally in the literature.

For reference in this edition I have added in the metrical markings - note that here Û = a light syllable; and Ü a heavy syllable. I have also compiled a Table of Contents, and an Index arranged in the Sanskrit alphabetical order, and added a few notes to clarify certain points.