Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c14.79

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c14.79

The first two variations may be explained by ‘contamination’ (§§ 55, 56): ‘catalectic *Jagatī*’ is not uncommon in the archaic and cretic periods, and becomes frequent in the popular *Rigveda*; whilst ‘extended *Triṣṭubh*’ is very rare except in the popular *Rigveda*.

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