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Contents of General Introduction, Part II.
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| Numeration of successive verses in the mss. | cxxxii |
| Groupings of successive verses into units requiring special mention: | cxxxii |
| Decad-sūktas or 'decad-hymns' | cxxxii |
| Artha-sūktas or 'sense-hymns' | cxxxiii |
| Paryāya-sūktas or 'period-hymns' | cxxxiii |
| Differences of the Berlin and Bombay numerations in books vii. and xix. | cxxxiv |
| Differences of hymn-numeration in the paryāya-books | cxxxiv |
| Whitney's criticism of the numbering of the Bombay edition | cxxxvi |
| Suggestion of a preferable method of numbering and citing | cxxxvi |
| Differences of verse-numeration | cxxxvii |
| Summations of hymns and verses at end of divisions | cxxxviii |
| The summations quoted from the Pañcapaṭalikā | cxxxviii |
| Indication of extent of divisions by reference to an assumed norm | cxxxviii |
| Tables of verse-norms assumed by the Pañcapaṭalikā | cxxxix |
| The three "grand divisions" are recognized by the Pañcapaṭalikā | cxxxix |
| 10. Extent and structure of the Atharva-Veda Saṁhitā | cxl–clxi |
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| Books xix. and xx. are later additions | cxli |
| The two broadest principles of arrangement of books i.–xviii.: | cxlii |
| 1. Miscellaneity or unity of subject and 2. length of hymn | cxlii |
| The three grand divisions (I., II., III.) as based on those principles | cxlii |
| The order of the three grand divisions | cxlii |
| Principles of arrangement of books within the grand division: | cxlii |
| 1. Normal length of the hymns for each of the several books | cxliii |
| 2. The amount of text in each book. Table | cxliii |
| Arrangement of the hymns within any given book | cxliii |
| Distribution of hymns according to length in divisions I. and II. and III. | cxlvi |
| Tables (1 and 2 and 3) for those divisions (see pages cxliv–cxlv) | cxlvi |
| Grouping of hymns of book xix. according to length | cxlvi |
| Table (number 4) for book xix. | cxlvii |
| Summary of the four tables. Table number 5. | cxlvii |
| Extent of AV. Saṁhitā about one half of that of RV. | cxlvii |
| First grand division (books i.–vii.): short hymns of miscellaneous subjects | cxlvii |
| Evidence of fact as to the existence of the verse-norms | cxlviii |
| Express testimony of both Anukramaṇīs as to the verse-norms | cxlviii |
| One verse is the norm for book vii. | cxlix |
| Arrangement of books within the division: | |
| 1. With reference to the normal length of the hymns | cxlix |
| Excursus: on hymn xix. 23, Homage to parts of the Atharva-Veda | cl |
| Exceptional character of book vii. | cli |
| Book vii. a book of after-gleanings supplementing books i.–vi. | clii |
| 2. Arrangement of books with reference to amount of text | clii |
| Résumé of conclusions as to the arrangement of books i.–vii. | clii |
| Departures from the norms by excess | cliii |
| Critical significance of those departures | cliii |
| Illustrative examples of critical reduction to the norm | cliii |
| Arrangement of the hymns within any given book of this division | cliv |
