History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c51.116.5

v3.c51.116.5

1 says 'the *kavatī* verses' are the verses '*kayā naścitra* &c.' which are the svakīya verses of the Vāmadevya. When some texts say 'he chants the Rathantara on the *kavatī* verses' what is meant is that, not minding the Vāmadevya melody to which the verses '*kayā naścitra* &c.' primarily attach themselves, they are to be sung to the Rathantara melody in that particular rite. So the word sāman as applied to Rathantara, Bṛhat, Raivata and others means simply a melody and not one or more ṛk verses that are sung²⁶¹⁰ (vide Jai. IX. 2. 1-2).