Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c12.27

c12.27

This table may be interpreted as follows for the present purpose: If there is no grammatical motive drawing a form or word towards particular positions in the verse, its place will be determined by the quantity of the syllables, and in the case of forms which have only the final syllable in common, by the quantity of the final syllable. Thus a long final syllable will be distributed fairly evenly between the positions of groups A, B, and C above: and a short final syllable between the positions of groups C, D, and E. Still short final vowels are not rare in the positions of group B, and are occasionally found even in group A.