1.60. Người Thi Sĩ

“Kiṁsu nidānaṁ gāthānaṁ,

kiṁsu tāsaṁ viyañjanaṁ;

Kiṁsu sannissitā gāthā,

kiṁsu gāthānamāsayo”ti.

“Chando nidānaṁ gāthānaṁ,

akkharā tāsaṁ viyañjanaṁ;

Nāmasannissitā gāthā,

kavi gāthānamāsayo”ti.

Jarāvaggo chaṭṭho.

Tassuddānaṁ

Jarā ajarasā mittaṁ,

vatthu tīṇi janāni ca;

Uppatho ca dutiyo ca,

kavinā pūrito vaggoti.

SC 1 “What is the scaffolding of verses?
What constitutes their phrasing?
On what base do verses rest?
What is the abode of verses?”

SC 2 “Metre is the scaffolding of verses;
Syllables constitute their phrasing;
Verses rest on a base of names;
The poet is the abode of verses.”