Citrakāvya (3): Absence of some specific letter

Māgha composed many verses where some special letters are absent. As for:

a. Niroṣṭha—(non labial)—

“dadhānairdhanasādṛśyaṃ lasadāyasandaśanaiḥ |
tatra kāñcacanasacchāyā sasṛje taiḥ śarāśaniḥ ||”19. 11 ||^[1]

Here non labial letters are absent,

b. Asaṃyoga—(syllables with single consonants)

Māgha also composed some verses which are composed by syllables with single consonants.

As for example—

“nipīḍanādiva mitho dānatoyamanāratam |
vapuyāmadayāpātādibhānāmabhito'galat |” 19. 68 ||^[2]

Here syllables with combined consonants are absent.

c. Atālabya—(non palatal)

Poet Māgha composed some verses where palatal letters are absent.

As for example—

“nāmākṣarāṇāṃ malitā mā bhūdbhartturataḥ sphuṭam |
agṛhnanta parāṅgārnāmasūstraṃ na mārgaṇāḥ |” 19. 110 ||^[3]

Here palatal letter is absent—

d. Gūḍhacaturtha—

Māgha composed some verses where the letters of the fourth line of the verse are hidden in other three lines.

As for example—

“śaravarṣī mahānādaḥ sphuratkārmūkaketanaḥ |
nīlacchavirasau reje keśavacchalanīradaḥ ||” 19. 96 ||^[4]

Here the letters keśavacchalananīradaḥ are found in other lines.

Footnotes and references:

[1]:

ibid., p. 784.

[2]:

ibid., p. 808.

[3]:

ibid., p. 826.

[4]:

ibid., p. 820.