Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c14.24

c14.24

The position of the caesura is in itself indifferent in all parts of the Rigveda: but indirectly one or the other position may be slightly favoured on account of some rhythm of the break which depends upon it. Thus in the Vasiṣṭha hymns the caesura is more often late, on account of the favour shewn to the break ◡ || ◡ ◡ in connexion with ‘secondary caesura’ (see below): and in the Viśvāmitra hymns and the later periods the caesura is more often early, on account of the favour shewn to the cretic break || ◡ ◡ ◡ (§ 207).