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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
EPIGRAPHIA INDICA the first and third feet of the first line consisted, not of five, but of six mâtrâs, although, as regards the third foot, it might be urged that the lengthening influence of the initial bhr was removed by the cæsura standing between cha and bhratarehi. Moreover, neither the choice nor the order of the words are such as to suggest the text to be anything but plain prose. Considering these facts, Mr. Thomas’ suggestion, ingenious as it is, cannot be called certain, and until the metre assumed by him should turn up elsewhere, I should prefer to treat the record as written in prose. ______________________________ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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