These Asur metres are actually to be found in the Gatha literature of the Zend Avesta".
XXXI,6; XXXI, 4), the Usnih asuri of 14 syllables in the Gatha Vohukhsathra (Yas.
II); the Pankti asuri of 11 syllables in the Gathas Ustavaiti and Spenta-Mainyu.
[2] Dr. Haug's research into the vedic and avestan metres found comparable similarities.
The Yasna xxxi, verse 8 is nearest to Gayatri metre and Fargard xix to the Anushtubh.