Chandas – The Major Vedic Meters

The major Vedic meters[2][3]

Mapped
Meter Structure Usage[4]
Sequence[2]
24 syllables;
Gayatri 6x4 Rigveda 7.1.1-30, 8.2.14[5]
3 verses of 8 syllables
28 syllables;
Ushnih 2 verses of 8; 7x4 Rigveda 1.8.23-26[6]
1 of 12 syllables
32 syllables;
Anushtubh 8x4 Rigveda 8.69.7-16, 10.136.7[7]
4 verses of 8 syllables
36 syllables;
2 verses of 8;
Brihati 9x4 Rigveda 5.1.36, 3.9.1-8[8]
1 verse of 12;
1 verse of 8 syllables
40 syllables;
Pankti 10x4 Rigveda 1.191.10-12[9]
5 verses of 8 syllables
44 syllables;
Tristubh 11x4 Rigveda 4.50.4, 7.3.1-12[10]
4 verses of 11 syllables
48 syllables;
Jagati 12x4 Rigveda 1.51.13, 9.110.4-12[11]
4 verses of 12 syllables

There are several other minor metres found in the Vedas, such as:[citation needed]

 Virāj: 4 padas of 10 syllables

 Kakubh