Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c19.s5.1

c19.s5.1

[The hymns in Anuṣṭubh with occasional extra verse stand alone in the Rigveda, and appear in the main to constitute the original Atri collection. In these hymns hiatus is extremely common. The trimeter hymns agree closely with the second Maṇḍala in character, only a few bearing indications of early date. See §§ 105 i, 109 iii.]