Vrittacandrika, Vṛttacandrikā, Vritta-candrika: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Vṛttacandrikā can be transliterated into English as Vrttacandrika or Vrittacandrika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vrittachandrika.
In Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureVṛttacandrikā (वृत्तचन्द्रिका) is the name of a work ascribed to Rāmadayālu (son of Devanātha) related to the topics of Sanskrit prosody (chandas) but having an unknown period of composition.
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.
India history and geography
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature (history)1) Vṛttacandrikā (वृत्तचन्द्रिका) is the name of a work ascribed to Śrī Kṛṣṇabhaṭṭa Kavikalānidhi (C. 1669-1744 C.E.), son of son of Lakṣmaṇa, hailing from Gautamagotra. He is the author of seven Sanskrit works and thirteen works in Vrajabhāṣā.
2) Vṛttacandrikā (वृत्तचन्द्रिका) is the name of a work ascribed to Gaṅgādharakavi (19th century), the son of Viṭṭhala and Rukmiṇī. He was also the disciple of Viśvanātha, the brother of Candraśekhara. He composed 14 works and commentaries in Sanskrit.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumVṛttacandrikā (वृत्तचन्द्रिका) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—by Rāmadayālu. Oudh. Vii, 2. Xii, 18. Xviii, 30.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛttacandrikā (वृत्तचन्द्रिका):—[=vṛtta-candrikā] [from vṛtta > vṛt] f. Name of [work]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vritta, Candrika.
Full-text: Ramadayalu, Rukmini, Vitthala, Vishvanatha, Candrashekhara, Gangadharakavi.
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