Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c12.s3.72

c12.s3.72

(i) The occurrences which favour the short vowel are as follows: *āśathe* i 2 8c (7), 15 6c (7), 151 8d (11) 9a (11), v 67 1d (7); *āśate* i 25 6a (7), 136 3d (7), 144 6d (11), v 66 2b (7), viii 31 6b (7); *ásathe* i 182 3a (11); *ásate* ii 41 5c (7); *cakrate* viii 29 9a (6B); *cakṣathe* vii 70 5b (7B) (7); *dadhathe* i 151 9a (6B); *yuñjathe* i 151 4d (9), v 74 3b (5); *ucyate* (text *ucyete*) *x 90 11d; *vahathe* (-ethe) i 135 8a (6B), 182 2c (6B); *śobhate* (-ete) iv 32 23c (7); *yuñjathām* iv 45 3b (9); *rāsathām* i 46 6c (5); *anuṣatām* viii 8 12d (7); *trásithām* iv 55 1b (9), v 41 1c (9), vii 62 4a (9), 71 2d (9).