Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c16.s2.9

c16.s2.9

⁶⁸ Type 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8: *Mahāpaṅkti*. This metre first appears as an extension of an Anuṣṭubh stanza in v 86 6; it is used in association with Paṅkti in *x 59 9, 10. As an independent metre or associated with a still longer stanza it appears not to be earlier than the normal period, and occurs in viii 39-41, x 133 4-6, 134 1-6. The grouping of the verses varies, even in the same hymn.