Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c12.s3.47

c12.s3.47

Amongst derivatives of nouns in *-a* *sutávant* is an exception, for both text and metre favour the long vowel: *vayúnāvant* again is correctly given in iv 51 1b (8), and should be restored in vi 21 3b (7A). But *áśvavant*, *índravant*, *devávant* have regularly *a*: the occasional *ā* of the text needs correction in *áśvavant* i 30 17a (5), i 53 5d (6A), *índravant* iv 27 4a (6A), *devávant* (iv 26 6c, 10 but perhaps misplaced): the other occurrences are chiefly in the second place, and perhaps rank with the protracted vowels (§ 163 vii).