Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c15.76

c15.76

(v) Satoṛhatī and the allied metres are very rarely found outside the strophic system; but there are three hymns near the end of the tenth Maṇḍala which are so composed, namely x 140, 144, and 150. In x 140 the first two stanzas are Viṣṭārapaṅkti (8.12.12.8), stanzas 3–5 Satoṛhatī, and 6 is Upariṣṭājyotis (12.12.12.8). In x 144 the first two of these metres are combined with Bṛhatī and Gāyatrī. In x 150 a Bṛhatī triplet is followed by two stanzas in Upariṣṭāj-jyotis. All these hymns must necessarily be referred to a very early Vedic period.