वीरमित्रोदय: राजनीतिप्रकाश (महामहोपाध्याय मित्रमिश्र - प्राचीन भारतीय राजनीति एवं शासन कोष)

(-) -> that's - . - ! That violates Śārdūlavikrīḍita!
Śārdūlavikrīḍita MUST be: - - - (ma-gaṇa)!
If it is:
त्सिं (G) हा (G) ति (L) क्र (G)? No!
Wait:
त्सिं (-)
हा (-)
ति (.)
क्र (.)? No, kra followed by ma: ति is before kra, so ति is followed by a conjunct (kr)! Thus ति becomes GURU!
Wait!
If ति is followed by kr, then:
त्सिं (-)
हा (-)
ति (before kr) = (-)
क्र (.)
म (.)
वी (-)
That would be: - - - . . - !
Wait! Let's check:
ma: - - -
sa: . . -
If ति is guru, and kra is laghu, ma is laghu:
ति (-)
क्र (.)
म (.)
That's - . . (dactyl), NOT . . - (anapest)!
Wait! Let's re-scan!
In Sanskrit prosody, a vowel before 'kr' (stop + liquid) is OPTIONALLY light (laghu)!
"प्रह्रस्वे वा" / "रलयोः पूर्वं वा"! Before pra, bra, kra, tra, a preceding short vowel can remain laghu!
So 'ति' before 'क्र' CAN BE LAGHU!
Then what about 'क्र'? 'क्र' is