Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c15.84

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c15.84

(iii) In ii 22 we have a metre which seems to be similar in principle to Atyaṣṭi. In stanzas 2 and 3 the type is 12.4|12.4|12.8.8, but the last two dimeter verses (which belong to a refrain) are unrhythmical. The first stanza only differs by having an additional verse of four syllables after e. The concluding stanza is in the text of the type 24|12.4|12.8.4|: but it is probable that the first section admits of some analysis. See Appendix III (§ 253) Nos. 79, 84, and 87.

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Ṛgvedasaṃhitā — Sanskrit