Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c15.78

c15.78

The Atyaṣṭi group of metres is amongst the latest productions of the archaic period, and presupposes a long developement of the lyric stanza: but the view entertained by many Western critics that hymns in these metres belong to the later additions to the Rigveda is entirely untenable. A correct appreciation of this metre is given by A. Ludwig, Rigveda iv, xxxi-xxxii.