Characteristic of this metre is उक्ता वसन्ततिलका तभजा जगौ गः ।
i.e. the verse in which in every qurter there are त set, ज set and ज set in a chronological order and the last two letters are long, the metre is Vasnttilaka.(वसन्ततिलका)
रात्रिर्गमिष्यति भविष्यति सुप्रभातं
भास्वानुदेष्यति हसिष्यति पङ्कजश्रीः ।
इत्थं विचिन्तयति कोशगते द्विरेफे
हा हन्त हन्त नलिनीं गज उज्जहार ॥
There are fourteen letters in every quarter of this Shloka. Those fourteen letters make three trieds and the rest two letters are long. The set of first tried (निन्दन्तु) is त set, (नी ति नि) this tried is भ set and (पु णाः य) is the third tried and its set is ज (दि वा स्तु) the middle letter is long and in the end there is (long) व and long न्तु So this metre is Vasanttilaka.
निन्दन्तु नीतिनिपुणा यदि वा स्तुवन्तु
लक्ष्मीः समाविशतु गच्छतु वा यथेष्टम् ।
अद्यैव वा मरणमस्तु युगान्तरे वा
न्याय्यात्पथः प्रविचलन्ति पदं न धीराः ॥
(Meaning: The great who are expert in ethic may criticise or praise Goddess Laxmi but she comes and goes away as per her will. The cool and collected/fearless persons may be about to die today or may die after years, never go astray from the path of justice)
There are fourteen letters in every quarter of this Shloka. Those fourteen letters make three trieds and the rest two letters are long. The set of first tried (नि न्द न्तु) is त set, (नी ति नि) this tried is भ set and (पुणाः य) is the third tried and its set is ज set (दि वा स्तु) the middle letter is long and in the end there is (long) व and long तु so this metre is Vasanttilaka.