Pravaralalita, Pravara-lalita: 6 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraPravaralalita (प्रवरललित) refers to a type of syllabic metre (vṛtta), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 16. In this metre, the second, third, the fourth, the fifth, the sixth, the twelfth the thirteenth, the fifteeth and the sixteenth syllables of a foot (pāda) are heavy (guru), while the rest of the syllables are light (laghu).
⏑⎼⎼¦⎼⎼⎼¦⏑⏑⏑¦⏑⏑⎼¦⎼⏑⎼¦⎼¦¦⏑⎼⎼¦⎼⎼⎼¦⏑⏑⏑¦⏑⏑⎼¦⎼⏑⎼¦⎼¦¦
⏑⎼⎼¦⎼⎼⎼¦⏑⏑⏑¦⏑⏑⎼¦⎼⏑⎼¦⎼¦¦⏑⎼⎼¦⎼⎼⎼¦⏑⏑⏑¦⏑⏑⎼¦⎼⏑⎼¦⎼¦¦
Pravaralalita falls in the Aṣṭi class of chandas (rhythm-type), which implies that verses constructed with this metre have four pādas (‘foot’ or ‘quarter-verse’) containing sixteen syllables each.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPravaralalita (प्रवरललित).—Name of a metre with each line of sixteen syllables; V. Ratna. See appendix.
Derivable forms: pravaralalitam (प्रवरललितम्).
Pravaralalita is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pravara and lalita (ललित).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPravaralalita (प्रवरललित).—n.
(-taṃ) A species of the Ashti metre.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPravaralalita (प्रवरललित):—[=pra-vara-lalita] [from pra-vara] n. Name of a metre, [Chandomañjarī]
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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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