A History of the Mahrattas v1.c5.s4.8
A History of the Mahrattas v1.c5.s4.8
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² The standard Ovi metre ‘consists of three full lines of fourteen units each, each unit quantitatively equal to a short syllable—and a fourth line of seven units.’ It was a metrical instrument that could respond to any cadence, warlike or martial, brisk or grave.’ (Prof. Patvardhan, Wilson Philological Lecture II, 1917.)