Chandabhairava, Chanda-bhairava: 1 definition

Introduction:

Chandabhairava 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 Chhandabhairava.

Ambiguity: Although Chandabhairava has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Candabhairava. It further has the optional forms Chanda-bhairava, Chaṇḍabhairava and Chaṇḍa-bhairava.

In Hinduism

Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature

Chandabhairava (छन्दभैरव) is the name of a work on Sanskrit prosody (chandas) quoted by Vāgbhaṭa in his Rasaratnasamuccaya.

Chandas book cover
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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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