Analysis of The river and its waves are one
The river and its waves are one
surf: where is the difference between the river and its waves?
When the wave rises,
it is the water;
and when it falls,
it is the same water again.
Tell me, Sir, where is the distinction?
Because it has been named as wave,
shall it no longer be considered as water?
Within the Supreme Brahma,
the worlds are being told like beads:
Look upon that rosary with the eyes of wisdom.
| Scheme | AX XBXX AXB CXC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01001111 111010001010011 10110 11010 0111 11011001 111110010 01111111 111101010110 010011 01110111 1011100101110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 415 |
| Words | 80 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 4, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 80 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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