Mattamatangaka, Matta-matangaka, Mattamātaṅgaka, Mattamatamgaka, Matta-matamgaka, Mattamātaṃgaka: 1 definition
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Mattamatangaka 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)Mattamātaṅgaka (मत्तमातङ्गक) (or Mattamātaṅgavijṛmbhita) 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.—Mattamātaṅgaka has 39 mātrās in each of their two lines, made up with 2 ṣaṇmātras, 6 caturmātras, and 1 trimātra at the end. The yati in is after the 14th and the 22nd mātrās.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Matamgaka, Matangaka, Matta.
Full-text: Mattamatangavijrimbhita.
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