Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c14.248

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c14.248

219. The principal syllable variations connected with the break are the ‘rests’ and ‘hybrid verses,’ both of which are considered below in §§ 225–230. Hypersyllabic breaks are very rare in the Rigveda: the following apparent examples occur, and require to be removed by emendation:

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