Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c13.11

c13.11

There are three corresponding forms with short fourth syllable: of these the forms ◡ — — , ◡ ◡ — , are each about one-third as common as the corresponding forms above, except in the reopening of epic Anuṣṭubh, in which they are relatively much more common: the remaining form ◡ — ◡ is only about one-sixth as common as the corresponding iambic form, with the exception (as usual) of the reopening in epic Anuṣṭubh.