Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c14.146

c14.146

(iv) The nine possible types of irregular opening are included in the formulae ◡ ◡ ◡, ◡ ◡ ◡ ◡, ◡ ◡ ◡ ◡. The form ◡ ◡ ◡ ◡ ◡, in which the irregularity is doubled, and every trace of the rhythm of the opening lost, is naturally very rare: yet we find a few examples of it, as