Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c15.119

c15.119

(v) Hymns of 15 and 20 stanzas are more common in the Rigveda than those which contain an intermediate number, and thus indirectly suggest strophes of five stanzas each. Such hymns are i 32, 33, 51, 52, 121, 122; ii 33-35; iv 1, 2, 4, 5; v 29, 30, 41, 43, 54; vi 49, 50; *vii 35; x 91, 92. The hymns i 116, 117 each contain 25 stanzas.