Catutpadi, Catuṭpadī, Catush-padi, Catushpadi: 5 definitions
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Catutpadi 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chatutpadi.
In Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Journal of the University of Bombay Volume V: Apabhramsa metres (2)Catuṣpadī (चतुष्पदी) is another name for Rāsāvalaya, which is a catuṣpadi metre (as popularly employed by the Apabhraṃśa bards), as discussed in books such as the Chandonuśāsana, Kavidarpaṇa, Vṛttajātisamuccaya and Svayambhūchandas.—Rāsāvalaya (Catuṣpadī) has 21 mātrās in each of their four lines, divided into groups of 6, 4, 6, 5 mātras.—Vastuka and Catuṣpadī seem to be similar common names applied to the Catuṣpadis in general.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Catuṣpadī (चतुष्पदी):—[=catuṣ-padī] [from catuṣ-pad > catuṣ > catasṛ] a f. ‘a female quadruped’, in [compound], dī-gamana n. intercourse with a female quadruped, [Suśruta ii, 12, 3.]
2) [=catuṣ-padī] [from catuṣ > catasṛ] b f. of -pad q.v.
3) Catuṣpādī (चतुष्पादी):—[=catuṣ-pādī] [from catuṣ-pāda > catuṣ > catasṛ] f. a number of 4 feet, [Jyotiṣa] (Yv) 31
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCatuṣpadi (ಚತುಷ್ಪದಿ):—
1) [noun] = ಚತುಷ್ಪದ [catushpada].
2) [noun] any metrical verse having four lines.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Padi, Catur, Pati.
Full-text (+179): Antarasama, Catushpadigamana, Vastuka, Rasavalaya, Ardhasama, Dohaka, Udgitaka, Uddohaka, Vibhrama, Nirdhyayika, Malashirshaka, Shikha, Upadohaka, Cudaladohaka, Upaculika, Vilasini, Aranala, Catushpad, Shalabhanjika, Avadohaka.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 6.1 - Definition of Chandas (metres) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
1. Chandas, the science of rhythm < [Chapter 4 - Employment of Chandas in Mudrārākṣasa]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)
11. Goddess Kṛtyā < [Chapter 4 - Female Deities and the Glorification of Women in the Atharvaveda]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)