Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c14.136

c14.136

its metrical character being less marked than that of other parts of the verse, and the changes that take place being more gradual. Still a history of Vedic metre would be incomplete without some account of its developement, and the attempt is therefore made here to discuss this part of the verse in more detail than was done in § 206. In consequence of the large number of possible forms this is a rather complicated task.