Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c15.53

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c15.53

(i) Hymns in Uṣṇih metre, whether of the type 8.8.8.4 or the type 8.8.12, are almost invariably grouped in triplets: the list of hymns is given in § 186. The only stanzas not so grouped are found in vi 43 (4 Uṣṇih stanzas), viii 18 22, ix 102 (8 stanzas), 106 13, 14 (2 stanzas): see also subsection ii.

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