Gaudiriti, Gauḍīrīti, Gaudi-riti: 2 definitions

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Gaudiriti 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.

In Hinduism

Kavyashastra (science of poetry)

Source: Shodhganga: Bhismacaritam a critical study

Gauḍīrīti (गौडीरीति) or simply Gauḍī refers to one of the three types of Rīti (‘dictions’), as employed in the Bhīṣmacarita (Bhishma Charitra) which is a mahākāvya (‘epic poem’) written by Hari Narayan Dikshit.—In wide contrast to [vaidarbhīrīti], there is the second one, the ‘gauḍīrīti’ which may be termed as the bombastic style. It is a strong mode of expression and consists of hard consonants with stiff diphthongs. [..., See gauḍī]

Kavyashastra book cover
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Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.

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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Gaudiriti in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Gauḍīrīti (ಗೌಡೀರೀತಿ):—[noun] = ಗೌಡ [gauda]2 - 2.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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