Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c19.s9.3

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6. For the metre see § 249 i; 1c, 6c, 6d Virāṭsthānā verses; 1a, 1b 2b, 2c, 2d, 3c, 3d, 4a, 5a, 6a, 7a, 7b Pentad verses; 2a catalectic Bhārgavī verse; 3a Gautamī verse. Thus the decasyllabic verses in this hymn are more than half the whole number, and in doubtful cases the preference may be given to this interpretation; 1c jyéṣṭha more probably; 2c sakhyá more probably; 2d átya more probably; 6b sáptivantaḥ, § 168 ii; 7b hávya more probably, but see § 136 ii. 7. 1a suastí; 2a túbhya. 8. 2b śimiván, § 168 ii; 5c irregular rhythm. *9. 7c jiók.