Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c11.241

c11.241

The term ‘heroic’ has already been used (§ 76) to describe the vocabulary of the Rigveda proper, in accordance with the martial dignity and vigour which distinguishes it (see § 85). This term may appropriately be used to describe the Vedic dialect as a whole, on account of its resemblance to the Homeric dialect.