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Table 3. Third grand division, books xiii.-xviii., six books
Rohita Book xiii.	Wedding Book xiv.	Vrātya Book xv.	Paritta Book xvi.	Sun Book xvii.	Funeral Book xviii.	contains	Sum of hymns	Sum of verses
		2				hs. of 3 vss.	2	6
		1	1			hs. of 4 vss.	2	8
		2				hs. of 5 vss.	2	10
		1	3			hs. of 8 vss.	4	24
		2	1			hs. of 7 vss.	3	21
		1				h. of 8 vss.	1	8
		3				hs. of 9 vss.	3	27
		1				hs. of 10 vss.	1	10
		4	1			hs. of 11 vss.	5	55
		1				h. of 12 vss.	1	12
			2			hs. of 13 vss.	2	26
1						h. of 28 vss.	1	26
			1			h. of 27 vss.	1	27
				1		h. of 30 vss.	1	30
1						h. of 46 vss.	1	46
1 P						h. of 56 vss.	1	56
1					1	hs. of 60 vss.	2	120
					1	h. of 81 vss.	1	61
	1					h. of 64 vss.	1	64
					1	h. of 73 vss.	1	73
	1					h. of 75 vss.	1	75
					1	h. of 89 vss.	1	89
4	2	18 P	9 P	1	4	hymns	38
188	139	141	93	30	238	verses			874

⌊Such is Whitney's table; and it is well to let it stand, as it furnishes the best argument against treating the paryāyas of books xv. and xvi. each as a singel hymn (cf. p. cxxxvi, top). Treating the as explained at p. cix, it will appear as follows.

Table 3, second form
Rohita Book xiii.	Wedding Book xiv.	Vrātya Book xv.	Paritta Book xvi.	Sun Book xvii.	Funeral Book xviii.	contains	Sum of hymns	Sum of verses
1						h. of 28 vss.	1	26
				1		h. of 30 vss.	1	30
			1 P			h. of 32 vss.	1	32
1						h. of 46 vss.	1	46
		1 P				h. of 50 vss.	1	50
1 P						h. of 58 vss.	1	56
1					1	h. of 80 vss.	2	120
			1 P		1	h. of 61 vss.	2	122
	1					h. of 64 vss.	1	64
					1	h. of 73 vss.	1	73
	1					h. of 75 vss.	1	75
					1	h. of 89 vss.	1	89
		1 P				h. of 91 vss.	1	91
4	2	2 P	2 P	1	4	hymns	15
188	139	141	93	30	283	verses		874⌋