Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c5.s1.7
Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c5.s1.7
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c5.s1.7
23. Stanzas may contain more or fewer verses than four. Thus the Gāyatrī consists of three dimeter verses, the Paṅkti of five, the Mahāpaṅkti of six: whilst three Triṣṭubh verses form the metre known as Virāj, and two decasyllabic verses that known as Dvipadā Virāj.