Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c17.25

c17.25

(i) The amount of matter contained in the ‘small groups’ of the ‘Table of hymns’ varies considerably. Where (as in the third and ninth Mandalas) there are considerable series of hymns which are identical in their metrical character, space has been economized by treating each such series as a single group. On the other hand, if a single hymn consists of parts that are not homogeneous, it is essential to record a separate ‘metrical picture’ for each part, however small it may be.