Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c15.89

c15.89

(iii) viii 46. This is the most varied hymn in the Rigveda, but contains many groups. 1-6 Gāyatrī triplets: 5 is in the text Dimeter Kakubh, but probably *suvíriam* should be omitted. 7 Dim. Bṛhatī. 8 Anuṣṭubh. 9 Satoṛhatī. 10 Gāyatrī. 11-12 Bṛhatī followed by stanza 8.12.8.12 in place of Satoṛhatī. 13 Dvipadā Jagatī. 14 is a Satoṛhatī stanza: the first verse is hypersyllabic, and the fourth is represented only by the initial word *yáthā*. 15 as 13: omit the concluding words *nūnám átha*. 16 probably the same as 14, but requiring considerable restoration. 17 The type is 12.12 | 12.8.8, as in v 87: the third verse requires restoration. 18 Upariṣṭādṛhatī. 19-20 Bṛhatī. 20 is either disordered or is in uneven lyric metre. 21 Paṅkti. 22 Stanza of type 12.8 | 8.8.8 representing Satoṛhatī. 23 Gāyatrī. 24 Paṅkti. 25-28 Bṛhatī-Satoṛhatī strophes. 29-33 Dimeter stanzas, except that 30a is trimeter: in 31c *satá* should perhaps be omitted. It seems probable that stanzas 1 to 12 are arranged in triplets, and 13 to 28 in strophes each containing two stanzas.