In Indic epics such as the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/Ramayana" title="Ramayana" id="mwAlk">Ramayana</a> and <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/Mahabharata" title="Mahabharata" id="mwAlo">Mahabharata</a>, the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/Shloka" title="Shloka" id="mwAls">shloka</a> form is used.