ऋग्वेद Rigveda

Metre Inspector

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Gāyatrī
The most sacred metre, 8 syllables per pāda
8 syllables
Metrical Pattern
⏑−⏑−⏑−⏑−
⏑ = short (laghu) • − = long (guru)
Pādas per Verse
4
Rigvedic Occurrences
2450
Examples from Rigveda
RV 1.1.1
अग्निमीळे पुरोहितम्
RV 3.62.10
तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यम्
Common Substitutions
  • •Occasionally allows anuṣṭubh variation
  • •Caesura typically after 4th syllable
Syllable Analysis
⏑
−
⏑
−
⏑
−
⏑
−
Total: 8 syllable positions