The viSNusahasranAma from the mahAbhArata follows the epic anuSTubh chandas as do most classical shlokas today. The anuSTubh chandas has shlokas follow a 4x8 pattern, with 4 parts of 8 syllables each. However, the 54th shloka of the viSNusahasranAma breaks this rule. |1| sOmapO'mRtapaH sOmaH |2|...