Ratnaprakashika, Ratnaprakāśikā, Ratna-prakashika: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Ratnaprakāśikā can be transliterated into English as Ratnaprakasika or Ratnaprakashika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureRatnaprakāśikā (रत्नप्रकाशिका) is the name of various commentaries on the Vṛttaratnākara of Kedārabhaṭṭa (C. 950-1050 C.E.), who was a celebrated author in Sanskrit prosody The various authors that produced a work named Ratnaprakāśikā are as follows: 1) Rāmakṛṣṇa Deva (alias Bhadradeva), 2) Rāmacandra Bhāratī (alias Bauddhā-gama Cakravartin). The Vṛttaratnākara is considered as most popular work in Sanskrit prosody, because of its rich and number of commentaries.
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: Prakashika, Ratna.
Ends with: Bhashyaratnaprakashika, Jnanaratnaprakashika, Nyayaratnaprakashika, Tattvaratnaprakashika.
Full-text: Bhashyaratnaprakashika, Nyayaratnaprakashika.
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