Vrittacintaratna, Vṛttacintāratna, Vritta-cintaratna: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Vṛttacintāratna can be transliterated into English as Vrttacintaratna or Vrittacintaratna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vrittachintaratna.
In Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureVṛttacintāratna (वृत्तचिन्तारत्न) is the name of a work ascribed to Śāntarājapaṇḍita (elder brother of Devacandrapaṇḍita) related to the topics of Sanskrit prosody (chandas) but having an unknown period of composition.
Śāntarājapaṇḍita introduces himself as kavicakravarti, mahākavi and dharmacakravarti in the colophon of the Vṛttacintāratna. While praying to Arhat, he begins his text Ratnamañjuṣikā, which he claims provide wisdom to the beginners. He also says that he summarises the subject matter of Ratnamañjuṣikā in his work which is meant for children or beginners.
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: Vritta, Cintaratna.
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