Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c17.4

c17.4

Thus a revision of the grouping becomes necessary, and in this concluding chapter the endeavour will be made first to revise the grouping in harmony with all the evidence now before us, then to restate the principal elements of the evidence in agreement with the revised grouping, and lastly to trace in general outline the developement of the metre, language, and subject-matter in such a way as may seem most helpful to those who in the future may be concerned with the investigation of any one of them.