Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c15.23

c15.23

The metre is termed Purastādbr̥hatī in the Anukramaṇī, as though the type were 12.8.8.8: and stanzas 5, 7, and 9 are described as Anuṣṭubh. Of the opening verses of these three stanzas 5a is Triṣṭubh, if we read váatasya (§ 142 v): 9a is Triṣṭubh with a double rest (§ 226): 7a alone is dimeter, and probably needs correction.