Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c12.s2.1

c12.s2.1

(v) The paroxytone adverbs in *-tra* occur in the positions of protraction 38 times, being in the proportion of 140 in every 1000: but this is largely accounted for by the grammatical function. The instances are: 8, iii 53 5b, *vii 103 2d, viii 15 12c: 2T, i 115 2c, *163 4d, *164 3d¹ *21a *33d, iii 23 1d, 53 5c 6c, iv 26 7c, v 41 17c, 44 9c 9d, *vi 75 8c *11c, vii 1 4c, 83 2a 2c 2d, viii 20 6c, x 8 6b, *18 13d, *28 8d, 42 4c, *53 8c, *71 2c, *88 17a, 138 1c, *149 2a: 2D, i 22 4b, v 61 14b, vi 16 17a¹ 17c, viii 34 3a, ix 111 2e, *x 72 7c.