Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c15.63

c15.63

246. The combination of a Kakubh or Bṛhatī stanza with a Satobṛhatī stanza so as to form a strophe is a well-marked feature of certain parts of the Rigveda, and in particular of the Sobharī, Vasiṣṭha, and Kaṇva collections. The beginnings of the system may be traced back to the lyric triplets, in which some third stanza is combined with Kakubh or Bṛhatī and Satobṛhatī: and there is an intermediate stage in which the combination is in pairs of stanzas, but many slight variations are permissible. The strophes are so far treated as single stanzas, that they are themselves frequently treated in triplets.