Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c8.s1.t3: Maṇḍala III

Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c8.s1.t3

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Maṇḍala III

c8.s1.t3.1

*8 10, 11. This fragment has late linguistic notes, and disturbs the order of the hymns.

c8.s1.t3.2

9 9. Uncertain (compare i 27 13), but required here by the order.

c8.s1.t3.3

*28. Out of order, and similar in metre to the next hymn. Cf. also iii 52.

*29. In spite of the linguistic notes, the general character of this hymn, the traces of epic Anuṣṭubh metre, and the fact that stanza 10 is partly repeated in AV. iii 20 1, and stanza 16 is repeated AV. vii 97 1, all contribute to mark it as belonging to the popular Rigveda.

c8.s1.t3.5

33 1-12. Uncertain : cf. iii 53 9-16. *33 13. Appended Anuṣṭubh stanza, repeated AV. xiv 2 16. *37 11. Appended Anuṣṭubh stanza. *52. This hymn is out of order, and being closely parallel to iii 28, is probably a late addition. 53 1. An independent hymn, in its proper order as one of the Indra hymns. 53 2-16. A series of fragments, as to which it is only clear that they are of the same period as iii 33 1-12, which also deals with the personality of Viśvāmitra. Cf. vi 47 1-25. 53 24. Appended Triṣṭubh verse.

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Atharvavedasaṃhitā — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit