Vedic metres

Octosyllabic metres

Gyatr
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Verses of 11 syllables
Pdas:
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RV 7.86.2: ut svy tanv s vade tt
u- t s-v-y ta- n-v | s va-de tt

RV 1.1.1:
agnm e purhitam

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ag-n-m -e | pu-r-hi-tam

Triubh

yajsya devm rtvjam

yaj-s-ya de | v m rt-v-jam

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RV 10.93.5:
sc yt sdy em

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s-c yt s- diy e- a-m

Anuubh

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Late RVic/AVic Anuubh

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Verses of 12 syllables
Pdas:
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RV 10.66.9: va devsas tanv n mmrju
v-a de-v-sas ta-n- v n m-mr-ju

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AV 19.53.8ab:
k-l t-pa k-l jy-ham
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k-l brh-ma sam-hi-tam
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Pakti

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Jagat
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(b)