Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c5.s1.26

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c5.s1.26

40. In Gāyatrī stanzas preference is sometimes shewn for a trochaic rhythm in the cadence. Hymns in which such preference is fairly consistent are said to be in the *Trochaic Gāyatrī* metre. In the following stanza all the verses have a strict trochaic cadence:—

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