Kshaipra, Kṣaipra: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kṣaipra can be transliterated into English as Ksaipra or Kshaipra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
1) Kṣaipra (क्षैप्र).—Another name of the क्षिप्रसंधि- (kṣiprasaṃdhi-)See the word क्षिप्र (kṣipra) above;
2) Kṣaipra.—Name given to the Svarita accent borne by the vowel following the semivowel which results from the Kṣiprasaṃdhi; cf. R. Pr. II. 8; III.7,10; VIII. 22: cf. इवर्णोकारयोर्यवकारभावे क्षैप्र उदात्तयोः (ivarṇokārayoryavakārabhāve kṣaipra udāttayoḥ) V.Pr. XX. 1; cf. also युवर्णौ यवौ क्षैप्रः (yuvarṇau yavau kṣaipraḥ) V.Pr.I.115: उदात्तस्वरितयोर्यणः स्वरितोनुदात्तस्य (udāttasvaritayoryaṇaḥ svaritonudāttasya) P.VIII.2.4.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Gitashastra (science of music)
Kṣaipra (क्षैप्र) refers to one of the seven varieties of Svarita, which represents one of the four types of Svaras (“accents”), according to the Kauhalīyaśikṣā—one of the works ascribed to Kohala—a celebrated authority of the ancient period along with others such as Bharata, Yāṣṭika, Śārdūla, Kāśyapa etc.—Kauhalīyaśikṣā defines the different qualities (dṛḍhatā, mṛdutā, sthaulyam, etc.) associated with the four svaras (accents) namely udātta, anudātta, svarita and pracaya. Subsequently, the names of the ‘seven varieties of the svarita-svaras’ and their definitions are given [e.g., kṣaipra].
Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, gītaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Kṣaipra (क्षैप्र).—Quickness, speediness. -a. A kind of संधि (saṃdhi) (produced by changing the first of the two concurrent vowels to its semi-vowel).
Derivable forms: kṣaipram (क्षैप्रम्).
Kṣaipra (क्षैप्र).—[adjective] gliding (a kind of Samdhi).
1) Kṣaipra (क्षैप्र):—mfn. ([from] kṣipra), ‘produced by speaking quickly’, a term for a kind of Sandhi produced by changing the first of two concurrent vowels to its semivowel, [Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya]
2) the Svarita accent on a syllable formed with that Sandhi, [Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā-prātiśākhya; Atharvaveda-prātiśākhya]
3) n. quickness, speediness [gana] pṛthv-ādi.
Kṣaipra (क्षैप्र):—(von kṣipra)
1) adj. so heisst der Saṃdhi, welcher durch Uebergang des ersten der beiden zusammentreffenden Vocale in den Halbvocal entsteht: gleitend, [Prātiśākhya zum Ṛgveda 2, 8. 3, 7. 7, 5.] ebenso der auf einer solchen Silbe entstandene Svarita [3, 10.] [Prātiśākhya zur Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 1, 116.] antasthāpattāvudāttasyānudātte kṣaipraḥ [Prātiśākha zum Atharvaveda 3, 57. 64.] [Geschichte des Weda,] Einl. zu [Yāska’s Nirukta LXIII.] —
2) n. oxyt. Schnelligkeit gaṇa pṛthvādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 1, 122.]
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Kṣaipra (क्षैप्र):—
1) [Z. 3] streiche [7, 5] und füge st. dessen hinzu [3, 19. 15, 5.] varṇa [8, 22. 17, 14.]
Kṣaipra (क्षैप्र):——
1) Adj. durch rasches Sprechen bewirkt ; so heisst der Saṃdhi , welcher durch Uebergang eines i , ī ,u oder ū in eines Halbvocal entsteht , desgleichen der auf einer solchen Silbe entstandene Svarita. —
2) *n. Schnelligkeit.
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.
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Starts with: Kshaipravarna, Kshaiprayukta.
Full-text: Kshaipravarna, Kshaiprayukta, Kshiprasamdhi, Kshaipribhavya, Kshaiprya, Svarita, Apatti, Mridu, Prakampa, Kshipra, Jatya, Svara.
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Some Important Shiksha Vedangas (study) (by Mala Laha)
Part 4b - The Svarita accent according to Varṇaratnapradīpikā Śikṣā < [Chapter 4 - Varṇaratnapradīpikā Śikṣā]
Part 5 - Accents and their varieties < [Chapter 2 - Yājñavalkya Śikṣā]
Part 2b - Varieties of the Svarita accent < [Chapter 3 - Nāradī Śikṣā]
Narada Purana (English translation) (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 50 - The arrangement of Notes (Svaras) and Syllables (Varṇas) < [Part 2 - Pūrva-bhāga: Dvitīya-pāda]
Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (Study) (by Padma Sugavanam)
Part 6.1 - Introduction and Source of the Kauhalīyaśikṣā < [Chapter 4 - Works attributed to Kohala]
Atharvaveda ancillary literature (Study) (by B. R. Modak)
Part 5.1 - The Caturadhyayika (phonetic manual) < [Chapter 1 - Ancillary Literature of the Atharvaveda (other than the Parisistas)]