Ragana, Ragaṇa: 2 definitions
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Ragana 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 literatureRagaṇa (रगण) refers to one of the eight gaṇas used in Sanskrit metrics (chandas) with which Nañjuṇḍa associated the following:
Gaṇapratīka: Madhyalaghu;
Devatā: Agni;
Svara: Dhaivata;
Varṇa: Rakta;
Gotra: Aṅgīrasa;
Rasa: Śṛṅgāra;
Phala: -;
Nakṣatra: Ambu (Śatatārā);
Yoni: Turaga;
Rāśi: Ghaṭa (Kumbha);
Gaṇa: Palāśa;
Kheṭa: Unta;
Yāma: Tṛtīya;
Vāsa: Hutāśadiś (Hutāśadik);
Kula: Kṣātra;
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusRagaṇa (ರಗಣ):—[noun] (pros.) a metrical foot consisting of one long followed by a short and a long syllabic instants(-u-); amphimacer.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Raganalipi, Raganam striputradiparivaravarnanam, Raganarayana.
Ends with (+18): Aksharagana, Amaragana, Anuragana, Aragana, Atharvamantragana, Aviragana, Balatkaragana, Caragana, Dhuragana, Haragana, Hiragana, Horagana, Ishvaragana, Karagana, Madhukaragana, Maragana, Matragana, Nakaragana, Pandharagana, Paragana.
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Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 6.2 - Metres Employed in the Mālatīmādhava < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Part 6.1 - Definition of Chandas (metres) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Annadatri-carita (study) (by Sarannya V.)
6. Poetic Beauty (a): Metre (Vritta) < [Chapter 3 - An Introduction to Annadatri-carita]