[D. Once again the group of seven Varņailās]
Ramaņī, candrikā, lakṣmī, padminī, similarly rañjinī, mālatī and mohinī -
thus is the group of seven varņailās.1
(459)
[1. Ramaņi]
Where there is
samā yati68 in the first and second foot and that which is
adorned with nāda in each foot, that satpadī 69 is ramaņī.
(460)
[2. Candrikā]
Where srotogată
70 and
samā yati obtain in two feet and (that which) is
combined with bindu-gamakas, that is called candrini.2
(461)
[3. Lakşmi]
Where
gopucchā, 71 sumā and
srotogatā (yatis) obtain in the three feet (respectively)
(and) there is
mūrchanā 72 accompanied by nāda, that clā is known as laksmī.
(462)
[4. Padminī]
(That) elä which is comprised of varņadhvani
73 in the first, second and
third and fourth foot, is said to be padminī.
(463)
[5. Rañjini]
(Where) there is samā (yati) in the first and second (feet) and gopucchā
(yati) in the third (foot) and that which is adorned with gamakas is rañjinī.10
(464)
[6. Mālatī]
That elā which is composed with short and long syllables and with alliterations,
having four feet at will, i.e. of variable length, is held to be malati.11
(465)