Drutavilambitam
Pattern
Description
The drutavilambitam meter belongs to the jagatī class, with 12 syllables per line or 48 syllables in total. According to another old tradition, attested in the Nāṭyaśāstram, this meter is called hariṇaplutā. Piṅgala actually defines the hariṇaplutam as an ardhasamavṛtta (see 5.38), and notably, the even lines of this meter are identical to the quarters of the drutavilambitam.
Its syllabic pattern is:
।।।ऽ।।ऽ।।ऽ।ऽ
None of the authorities define a necessary word-break (yatiḥ) for this form.
Definitions
Piṅgala, Chandaḥsūtram 6.31:
drutavilambitaṁ nbhau bhrau
Nāṭyaśāstram 15.68:
caturtham antyaṁ daśamaṁ saptamaṁ ca yadā guru
bhavēddhi jāgatē pādē tadā syāddhariṇiplutā
Ratnamañjūṣā 6.9:
drutavilambitā hr̥sau
Jānāśrayī 4.53:
drutavilambitaṁ mātī
Jayadeva, Chandaḥśāstram 6.30:
drutavilambitam āha nabhau bharau
Ratnākaraśānti, Chandōratnākaraḥ 2.35:
drutavilambitam āha nabhau bharau
Jayakīrti, Chandōnuśāsanam 2.123:
drutavilambitam atra nabhau bharau
Kedārabhaṭṭa, Vr̥ttaratnākaraḥ 3.48:
drutavilambitam āha nabhau bharau
Hemacandra, Chandōnuśāsanam 2.163:
nabhabhrā drutavilambitam
Examples
Raghuvaṁśaḥ 9.7
This example was recited by H. V. Nagaraja Rao and recorded by Gil Ben-Herut in 2006. The translation is mine.
The lust for the hunt, gambling,
and wine bearing the moon’s reflection
did not enthrall him, nor did a woman
in the prime of her youth distract him
from his efforts.
Subhāṣitaratnakōśaḥ (Dharmakīrtēḥ) 439
This example was recited by H.V. Nagaraja Rao and recorded by Nathan Levine in Toronto in 2018. The recordings were uploaded to archive.org by Anusha Rao. The translation is my own.
Where the hell was he performing penance,
beautiful, and what was it called,
and for how long did he do it,
such that now this baby parrot
is biting this bimba fruit that is
as red as your lip, lovely girl?