Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c15.77

c15.77

247. The Atyaṣṭi metre is the most common form of a group of lyric metres, which are characterized by the large number of verses included in one stanza. The whole group may be regarded as a developement of the Sato-bṛhatī metre in its extended form 12.8.12.8.12.8 (§ 246 ii) or through the metre of v 87 (12.12.12.8.8).