Harinapada, Hariṇapada, Harina-pada: 1 definition
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Harinapada 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
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Journal of the University of Bombay Volume V: Apabhramsa metres (2)Hariṇapada (हरिणपद) (also Hariṇīkula) is the name of an Apabhraṃśa metre classified as Dvipadi (metres with two lines in a stanza) discussed in books such as the Chandonuśāsana, Kavidarpaṇa, Vṛttajātisamuccaya and Svayambhūchandas.—Hariṇīkula (Hariṇapada) has 30 mātrās in a line.—In the Hariṇīkula and Gītisama, the line is formed with 7 caturmātras and a dvimātra at the end, the yati being on the 12th and 20th mātrās in the former, and on the 10th and the 18th in the latter.—Hariṇīkula is called Hariṇapada by Svayambhū.
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: Pada, Harina, Pata.
Full-text: Harinikula.
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