रत्नावली नाटिका (सम्राट हर्षवर्धन - शास्त्रीय नाटिका रत्न सम्पूर्ण ४ अङ्क सान्वय सटीक)

"धी र ति मा ज न स्य" be an example?
Wait! Look at:
"धी" "र" "ता" "भा" "ज" "न" "स्य"??
Dhīratābhājanasya! (धी र ता भा ज न स्य)
LOOK AT THAT!
धी (dhī)
र (ra)
ता (tā) - wait, is letter 12 ता? No, it has an i-matra? Or is it ति? "धी र ति"?
Wait, what if it's:
"धी र ति भा ज न स्य"?
Wait, "धी र" ... wait, look at the meter:
Wait! If it is "धी र..."
How many syllables are in:
वि श्रान्त विग्रहकथेन (9 syllables)
If you add 5 syllables, that's 14!
Wait, count:
वि (1) श्रा (2) न्त (3) वि (4) ग्र (5) ह (6) क (7) थे (8) न (9)
Then:
धी (10)
र (11)
ति (12)
भा (13)
ज (14)?
Then what about न स्य? That would be 16!
Wait, WHY would a Vasantatilaka line have 16 syllables?
IT CANNOT! A Vasantatilaka line MUST have 14 syllables!
Let's