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Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c14.153

Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c14.153

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c14.153

There are less than 200 examples of consecutive short syllables in the fourth and fifth places. In these instances the fourth syllable only rarely contains a final vowel: nor is there any trace of any special metrical value of the fifth syllable.