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*8 6. The metre may be interpreted either as Gāyatrī with extra verse or as epic Anuṣṭubh, but the association of Indra and Soma with Agni is contrary to the practice of the Rigveda, and the nearest parallel is perhaps in the popular hymn *x 173 5c 6a.