[Anu. 128]
Now I speak of
alpatva (sparseness) and
bahutva (abundance). Out of
these,
alpatva comes into being on account of the sparse use of svaras3 and
bahutva is on account of (their) abundant use5.
Alpatva and bahutva are
twofold each, one operating in samnyāsa and the like and the other through
antaramārga12.76 38 The definition of
antaramārga is thus—
sometimes in jātis even
the svara that is not an amsa (anamsa) is not sparse (alpa)13. Similarly in
Kārmāravī,
gāndhāra (which is not an amśa), is used in
antaramārga with
abundance through concert (saigati) with all the other svaras; thus will be
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"
Specially gāndhāra has movement towards all (svaras).11"
(
NŚ XXVIII.136)
After this he (the author) spoke (speaks) of
bahutva.
Bahutva is like
alpatva; it is to be perceived, thus is the special implication of the said
statement (about
bahutva). How is that? Thus spoke (speaks) he (the
author), the inversion of strong and weak, i.e. the weak one is sparse (by
rule), in the case of inversion it becomes strong, thus is understood the
characteristic of strong (svara). Hence it has been said -
"The sparseness in jātis is always manifested through their svaras.
There
is sañcāra (to and fro movement) among the amsas and the strong svaras.
Sparseness occurs in those jātis which have weak (svaras).9 Antaramārga
(inversion of strength and weakness) and nyāsa brings about the manifestation
of jātis.10"
(Cf.
NŚ XXVIII 74cd, 75)
[9. The definition of nyasa]
[Anu. 130]
Now he (the author) spoke (speaks) of nyāsa - that (svara) on which or