Trishtubh — The Royal Meter of 44 Syllables
Chandas Shastra (Pingala) · 2 · Verse 6
chhandatrishtubhmeter44-syllablesindrapurushasuktarigveda
Sanskrit Original
त्रिष्टुप् चतुश्चत्वारिंशत् अक्षराणि। एकादश-एकादश-एकादश-एकादश — चतुष्पादम्। इन्द्रस्य त्रिष्टुप् — ऋग्वेदे बाहुल्येन दृश्यते॥
triṣṭup catuścatvāriṃśat akṣarāṇi | ekādaśa-ekādaśa-ekādaśa-ekādaśa — catuṣpādam | indrasya triṣṭup — ṛgvede bāhulyena dṛśyate ||
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Triṣṭubh has 44 syllables in four pādas of 11 each. It is the second most common meter in the Rigveda (after Gāyatrī), especially in the Maṇḍalas dedicated to Indra. Its 11-syllable lines give it a stately, martial quality. The Puruṣasūkta (RV 10.90), one of the most important Vedic hymns, is in Triṣṭubh.