Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c15.21

c15.21

(vi) The hymn x 132 approximates to the same standard 12.12.8.8: stanza 6 is exactly of this type, and stanza 2 can be read in the same way. The final stanza 7 has an extra dimeter verse, and 7c is catalectic. In stanza 4 (11.11.7.11) all four verses are catalectic, and there can be little doubt that stanzas 3 and 5 are substantially of the same type: in this case 3c requires correction, perhaps to yád vā púṣyati dadván. In stanza 1 only the first verse causes any difficulty: metre and meaning would be adequately represented by some such verse as ijánám íd ‖ vásunā dyaúḥ pṛṇaktu.