Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c13.30

c13.30

ARCHAIC PERIOD: (1) Uṣṇih, i 79 4-6, 84 7-9, 92 13-18, v 40 1-3, 51 5-10, 72 78 1-3, vi 43, 51 13-15, viii 12, 13, 15, 18, 23-26, 98 1-6, ix 102-106; (2) Atyaṣṭi and allied metres, i 127-139, v 87, ix 111; (3) Kakubh-Satoṛhatī, v 53, viii 19-22, 98 7-12, 103, ix 108; (4) Uneven lyric metres, i 88, 120 1-9, v 24, x 22, 93, 105, 132; (5) Anuṣṭubh of bk v, and also i 84 1-6, 158 6, 175 2-5, 176, ii 5, 41 16, 17, vi 2 1-10, 14, 42 1-3, 44 1-6, 59 7-10, viii 69 1-3, 7-16, 70 14, 74 13-15, 89 5-7, 95, ix 98-100, 101 4-16, x 21, 24 1-3, 25, 26, 143; (6) Bṛhatī-Satoṛhatī, i 84 19, 20, v 56, vi 46, 48, viii 17 14, 15, 27, 60, 61, 66 1-14, 69 17, 18, 70 1-12, 71 10-15, 77 10, 11, 78 11, 87-89 4, 90, 97 1-9, 99, 101; (7) Gāyatrī of Group I, viii 14, 17 1-13, 28, 31 1-14, 43-45, 102 1-18; (8) Gāyatrī of Group II, i 2 4-6, 3 1-3, 7-12, ii 41 1-9, viii 38, 92, 93, ix 101 1-3, and in bk v and viii 60-79; (9) Gāyatrī of Group III, in i 74-93 and vi; also i 172, viii 80 1-9, 82-85; (10) Trochaic Gāyatrī (see § 197 i); (11) Paṅkti and Mahāpaṅkti, i 80-82, 84 10-12, v 6, 75, 79, viii 31 15-18, 62 1-6, 10-12.