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/triSTubh- / त्रिष्टुभ्

hole article on triSTHUB

The /upajAti and the /vaMzamAlA are regular meters with a fixed pattern of short and longs, and a caesura after the fifth.

The scheme for the /upajAti is —

x H L H H / L L H L H x

The scheme for the /vaMzamAlA is —

x H L H H / L L H L H L x

The word /triSTubh- is a generic term for stanzas that more or less sound like those two.

As for instance, this /triSTubh- stanza from the epics almost follows the /upajAti definition above —

na hi prapazyAmi mamApanudyAd; न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्याद्
x H L H H L / L H L H x

yac chokam ucchoSaNam indriyANAm | यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।
x H L H H / L L H L H x

avApya bhUmAv asapatnam RddhaM; अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धंॱ
x H L H H / L L H L H x

rAjyaM surANAm api cAdhipatyam || राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्॥
x H L H H / L L H L H x
(bhg 2:8)

but, two zlokas earlier, we can hear this —

na caitad vidmaH kataran no garIyo;
न चैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयोॱ
x H L H H / L L H H L H x
yad vA jayema yadi vA no jayeyuH |
यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः ।
x H L H L (small pause) / L L H H L H x
yAn eva hatvA na jijIviSAmas;
यानेव हत्वा न जिजीविषामस्
x H L H H / L L H L H x
te 'vasthitAH pramukhe dhArtarASTrAH ||
ते ऽवस्थिताः प्रमुखे धार्तराष्ट्राः ॥
x H L H (longer pause here) / L L H H L H x
(bhg 2:6)