Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c14.333

c14.333

226. The decasyllabic types which have iambic rhythm at the break are (i) the Virāṭsthānā verse; (ii) *índra* following an early caesura (§ 149 i); (iii) the Gautamī verse (see below); and (iv) verses with a double rest. The caesura may most conveniently be reckoned as following the rest. In all the types the seventh syllable is more often short than long.