Adhikaksharashirshaka, Adhikākṣarāśīrṣaka, Adhikakshara-shirshaka: 1 definition
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Adhikaksharashirshaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Adhikākṣarāśīrṣaka can be transliterated into English as Adhikaksarasirsaka or Adhikaksharashirshaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Journal of the University of Bombay Volume V: Apabhramsa metres (2)Adhikākṣarāśīrṣaka (अधिकाक्षराशीर्षक) is the name of a metre according to the Vṛttajātisamuccaya IV.43-45.—Adhikākṣarāśīrṣaka is made with an Adhikākṣarā and a Gīti.
Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
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Partial matches: Adhikakshara, Shirshaka.
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