Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c15.99
Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c15.99
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c15.99
The rhythm of the first pentad in each stanza is the same as in the Pentad hymns, and that of the last pentad (the last two in stanza 5) the same as in the second pentad in those hymns. As to the middle pentad it is hardly possible to make a safe inference from 8 occurrences only: so far as can be observed, the quantity both in the third and in the fifth place is indifferent.