Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c10.51

c10.51

124. After final -i, -ī, -u, -ū before similar vowels combination and hiatus are more evenly balanced. After monosyllables hiatus is regular, particularly after *ví* as in x 32 2a, and *hí* as in i 102 5d. So *nú* *ū* should probably be restored in i 64 15a, 120 2c, iv 16 21a, v 10 6a, 16 5a, 17 5a, 52 15a, 74 6c, vi 68 8a, vii 62 6a, 93 6c, 100 1a. Combination is rare; the examples are *viva* *vii 55 2c, *x 86 7d, *nìtaḥ* *x 161 2b, *vìdám* vi 9 6b, *hím* ii 30 3c.