The opening of the Rigveda in a paper manuscript copied in the early 19th century. The first line after the scribe's invocation is verse 1.1.1a, agním īḷe puróhitaṃ, in the pada text, which gives each word separately, with the pitch accents drawn in red; Schøyen Collection MS 2097.Unknown scribe, early 19th century · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons