Explore the Craft of Writing Poetry Indian Verse The Vedas, an Overview
Anistubh, (Sun God, originating from the veins of Prajāpati) the first of the Vedic chandas or meters is a stanzaic form in ordinary epic meter. The verse is often a chanted mantra.
The elements of the Anistubh are:
stanzaic. The stanza or chanda is written in 4 lines or padas
syllabic, a total of 32 syllables, the line are 8 syllables each.
irregular. The anistubh has an irregular cadence, caesura and alternating trochaic and iambic meter contribute.
Note: Because of language differences