Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c12.s3.27

c12.s3.27

devaví: the second syllable occurs six times in the position 2T, namely ix 74 5b, 97 26a, 104 2c, x 36 8b, 76 4d, 78 1b; six times in the positions 2T, 2D, and nine times in positions in which a short vowel is required. As to a possible reading devavíyam, etc., see § 172 i.