Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c13.45
Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c13.45
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c13.45
It is of the essence of quantitative length that it determines the position in the verse, and is not determined by it: and by this test all the syllables in question are genuine short syllables. In the lists of occurrences, however, attention is called to the special forms and words which have suggested a quantitative explanation.