Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c15.115

c15.115

(i) Triṣṭubh and Jagatī triplets might be expected in the earlier parts of the Rigveda, but the traces of them are few. They are probable in vi 15 1–15, 44 13–24, and in the Soma hymns ix 86 and 97. Where the stanza consists of three verses only (§ 94 iv), the triplet grouping seems to be more regular, as in vii 22, 31 10–12, 68; ix 110 4–12. In viii 9 10–12 a triplet is composed of a Triṣṭubh, a Virāj, and a Jagatī stanza.