Lagakriya, Lagakriyā, Laga-kriya: 1 definition
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Lagakriya 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: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureLagakriyā (लगक्रिया) or Vṛttaprastāra is the name of a text dealing with Sanskrit prosody (chandas) for which no authorship could be traced (also see the “New Catalogus Catalogorum” p. 7). The Lagakriyā is a part of six pratyayas of Sanskrit prosody used for expansion of metres. The text namely Lagakriyā composed by an anonymous author, defines the objectives of Lagakriyā of ṣaṭpratyaya section. It starts with the introduction of arrangements of letters in the process of Lagakriyā.
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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Full-text: Vrittaprastara.
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