Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c19.s9.34

c19.s9.34

77, 78. For the metre see §§ 52, 227 ii, and 250 ii. 77. 6-8 Triṣṭubh stanzas; 7a Virāṭsthānā verse; 7b marúdbhiaḥ. 78. 1a, 6c extended Virāṭsthānā verses; 1c see § 227 iii d; 1d kṣitínaam; 2a, 2b Jagatī verses: so too 3a, 6a, 6b; 3b agnínaam; 3c śímivantaḥ with irregular cadence, § 168 ii; 3d pitṛnáam; 4a ráthānaam: yé 'ráḥ with Sandhi; 5, 7 Jagatī stanzas; 5a jyáyisṭhāsaḥ; 8 Triṣṭubh stanza; 8a probably omit deváḥ (§ 152 i) and read with Rest at the fifth place.