Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c15.68

c15.68

The hymns named contain the following irregularities. In vi 48 stanzas 6 and 8 are of the type 12.8.12.8.8, 7 is of the type 8.8.12.8.8, and 11 is Kakubh. In vii 32 we have an extended Satoṛhatī stanza as 2–3, of the type 12.8.12.8.12.8. In viii 10 1–6 stanzas 2 and 4 are variations on Satoṛhatī, of the respective types 12.8.12.12 and 8.8.12.12. In viii 101 stanza 3 is Gāyatrī, and there is an appended Bṛhatī stanza after stanza 12. In ix 107 we have extended Satoṛhatī stanzas of the same type as above as 2–3 and 15–16; for stanza 9 see §§ 142 ii, 151 i, 228 i.