Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c5.s2.10

c5.s2.10

Some or all of these indications combine to confirm the ascription of the hymns of Maṇḍala vii to the Vasiṣṭha family, or (as we may shortly express it) to Vasiṣṭha: and that of the hymns of Maṇḍala vi to Bharadvāja. In the same way we find reason to ascribe the collections i 36—43, 44—50, viii 1—5, 6—11, 32—34 and 49—59 to Kaṇva, i 165—191 to Māna, i 58—64 and 74—93 to Gotama, viii 19—22 to Sobhari, 23—26 to Vyaśva, 35—38 to Śyāvāśva, and x 20—26 to Vimada. All these collections are marked by the fact that their metrical forms are not only different from those which prevail in later literature, but also almost peculiar to each family.