Bindutilaka, Bindu-tilaka: 1 definition
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Bindutilaka 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.
In Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Journal of the University of Bombay Volume V: Apabhramsa metres (2)Bindutilaka (बिन्दुतिलक) is the name of a antarasama-catuṣpadi metre (also known as Ardhasama), as discussed in books such as the Chandonuśāsana, Kavidarpaṇa, Vṛttajātisamuccaya and Svayambhūchandas.—Ācālita is made up of 14 and 16 mātrās in their odd and even lines respectively, whose odd lines are formed by 3 caturmātras of any kind, followed by a long letter, while the even ones are made with 2 caturmātras, 1 pañcamātra and a short and long letter, i.e., [IS] at the end.
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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