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Two: Description of the Metres

2.18 Jagaõa (amphibrachys)

In these metres the gaõa pattern ÛÜÛ is normally found only in the even gaõas, and occurs in roughly half of the 2nd & 4th gaõas, and virtually always in the 6th (where appropriate), so that its inclusion there appears to be the rule.