Text 9.9

उदाहरणम्,

udāharaṇam,

This is an example of vṛtti anuprāsa,

muktā-hāraṃ dadhad uḍu-cakrākāraṃ sāraṃ gopī-manasi manojāropī |

kopī kaṃse khala-nikurambottaṃse vaṃśe raṅgī diśatu ratiṃ naḥ śārṅgī || muktā—of pearls; hāram—a necklace; dadhat—while wearing; uḍu—of constellations; cakra—of a multitude; ākāram—[the necklace,] which is the form; sāram—the best; gopī—of the cowherd girls; manasi—in the hearts; manoja-āropī—He causes Cupid to rise; kopī—He has anger; kaṃse—toward Kaṃsa; khala—of miscreants; nikuramba—of a multitude; uttaṃse—[Kaṃsa,] the crest (the topmost); vaṃśe—toward the flute; raṅgī—He has passion; diśatu—may he give; ratim—affection; naḥ—to us; śārṅgī—Kṛṣṇa (“He has the Śārṅga bow”).

May Śārṅgī give us love. He wears an outstanding pearl necklace that looks like a halo of stars. He inflames the passion in the gopīs’ hearts. He is angry at Kaṃsa, the worst miscreant. He delights in playing the flute. (Mukunda-muktāvalī 5, Stavamālā)

atraikasyānekasya ca vyañjanasya dviḥ-samyam.

The verse illustrates two repetitions of one consonant and two repetitions of a plurality of consonants.

Commentary:

The only vṛtti anuprāsa is the alliteration of k in “kopī kaṃse khala-niku.” There is also a śruti anuprāsa in “dadhad u.” Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa seems to refer to that as a vṛtti anuprāsa of one consonant. Another śruti anuprāsa is in “kopī kaṃse khala-niku.” In Mammaṭa’s system, there is no alliteration in “dadhad u.” The verse also features an upa-nāgarikā vṛtti anuprāsa (9.11) because of an alliteration of sweet phonemes in the second half: kopī kaṃse khala-nikurambottaṃse vaṃśe raṅgī diśatu ratiṃ naḥ śārṅgī. Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa seems to refer to the sounds ṃs, ṃs, and ṃś as a vṛtti anuprāsa. In addition, there is a cheka anuprāsa of r and anusvāra in “kāraṃ sāraṃ,” and another of m and n in: “manasi mano.”