Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c13.146

c13.146

The following are the examples of iambic re-opening in the popular Rigveda: (i) in the mixed Anustubh hymns, vi 75 13d; viii 47 13b; ix 112 2d, 113 4b 8b, x 59 8b 9b 10c, and commonly in i 191, viii 91, x 58, 60 7-12, 86: (ii) in the Anustubh fragments, i 23 20d, 93 2b, 133 2d 4d, 170 3d 4b; v 51 14b, 78 8b; vi 51 16b 16d; vii 104 25b; ix 5 10b; x 16 14d, 19 1b 7b, 87 22b 25b, 179 1b, 191 1d 2b: (iii) in the epic Anustubh hymns, x 85 12b 33b, 136 1b, 137 3b, 152 1b 1d, 173 3b, 190 1d. If the first syllable of *áriṣṭa* is not reckoned long, as suggested above (§ 167), additional examples are found as follows: (i) x 60 8e 9e 10d; (iii) x 97 7d, 137 4b.