Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c13.116

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c13.116

The cadence in the even verses is extremely strict in the Anuṣṭubh of the cretic period and in pure epic Anuṣṭubh, the few variations that occur consisting exclusively of occurrences of the long fifth and short sixth syllables. In the mixed Anuṣṭubh of the popular Rigveda variations are rather more common.

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