Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c13.139

c13.139

In most of these hymns iambic re-openings are fairly frequent: but we only find one such form in each of the hymns vi 75, viii 47 13-18, ix 112, and *none* in ix 114, x 145, 164, 166. The cadence is of the type ◡ ◡ ◡ ◡ in one third of the verses in ix 114, x 58, 164, 166. It is therefore probable that the hymns ix 114, x 164, 166 are of as late a date as the hymns generally in the third group. On the other hand i 191 10-12 and x 59 8-10 agree entirely with the early Anustubh rhythm.