Chandoviciti, Chandas-viciti, Chando-viciti: 7 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Chhandovichiti.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryChandoviciti (छन्दोविचिति).—f. 'examination of metres', Name of a work on metres, sometimes ascribed to Daṇḍin; छन्दोविचित्यां सकलस्तत्प्रपञ्चो निदर्शितः (chandovicityāṃ sakalastatprapañco nidarśitaḥ) Kāv.1.12.
Derivable forms: chandovicitiḥ (छन्दोविचितिः).
Chandoviciti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms chandas and viciti (विचिति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryChandoviciti (छन्दोविचिति).—[feminine] question about metres, T. of a treatise on prosody.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumChandoviciti (छन्दोविचिति) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—by Patañjali (?). Oppert. 1829. Ii, 10133.
—[commentary] Oppert. 3403. Ii, 5937.
—by Daṇḍin. Quoted in Kāvyādarśa 1, 12.
1) Chandoviciti (छन्दोविचिति):—[=chando-viciti] [from chando > chad] f. ([gana] ṛgayanādi), ‘examination of metres’, metrical science, [Vāmana’s Kāvyālaṃkāravṛtti i 3, 7]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of [work] (called Vedāṅga), [Āpastamba-dharma-sūtra ii, 8, 11; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā civ, 64; Bharata-nāṭya-śāstra; Kāvyādarśa i, 12]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryChandoviciti refers to: prosody VvA.265 (enumerated as one of the 6 disciplines dealing with the Vedas: see chaḷaṅga). (Page 275)
Note: chandoviciti is a Pali compound consisting of the words chando and viciti.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Chandas, Chando, Viciti.
Starts with: Chandovicitibhashya.
Ends with: Janashrayichandoviciti.
Full-text: Chandovicita, Changa, Patanjali, Dandin, Pratyayaka.
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Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 5 - Rājaśekhara’s Discussion on Daily Routine < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Part 1 - Rājaśekhara Contribution on Śāstriya Vimarṣa (poetical science) < [Chapter 3 - Contribution of Rājaśekhara to Sanskrit Poetics]
Part 2 - Alaṃkāra theory and position of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā < [Chapter 4 - Position of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā in Sanskrit Poetics]
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 6.1 - Definition of Chandas (metres) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Education (6): Literature < [Chapter 4 - Cultural Aspects]
Hanuman Nataka (critical study) (by Nurima Yeasmin)
6. Metres Employed in the Hanumannāṭaka < [Chapter 4]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)