Bhujagashishubhrita, Bhujaga-shishubhrita, Bhujagaśiśubhṛtā: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Bhujagaśiśubhṛtā can be transliterated into English as Bhujagasisubhrta or Bhujagashishubhrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraBhujagaśiśubhṛtā (भुजगशिशुभृता) is another name for Madhukarī, which refers to a type of syllabic metre (vṛtta), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 16. In this metre, the seventh, the eighth and the ninth syllables of a foot (pāda) are heavy (guru), while the rest of the syllables are light (laghu).
⏑⏑⏑¦⏑⏑⏑¦⎼⎼⎼¦¦⏑⏑⏑¦⏑⏑⏑¦⎼⎼⎼¦¦
⏑⏑⏑¦⏑⏑⏑¦⎼⎼⎼¦¦⏑⏑⏑¦⏑⏑⏑¦⎼⎼⎼¦¦
Bhujagaśiśubhṛtā falls in the Bṛhatī class of chandas (rhythm-type), which implies that verses constructed with this metre have four pādas (‘foot’ or ‘quarter-verse’) containing nine syllables each.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
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Partial matches: Bhujaga.
Full-text: Madhukari.
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