Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c12.s3.41

c12.s3.41

(v) Amongst miscellaneous variations we may notice a long vowel in the text before *ruh*, *rudh* in *anūrúdh*, *upārúh*, *vīrúdh*, quite consistently with the metre; *apījú* ii 31 5b (10) and *nīhárā* *x 82 7c (init.), which may also be correct; and *sū-* in several compounds (cf. § 160 iv), as *súnāra*, *súnīta*, *súbhava*, *súmāya*, in agreement with the metre.