Sarasvaticchanda, Sarasvatīcchanda, Sarasvati-chanda: 2 definitions
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Sarasvaticchanda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Sarasvatichchhanda.
In Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureSarasvatīcchanda (सरस्वतीच्छन्द) is the name of a work ascribed to Sahajasundara related to the topics of Sanskrit prosody (chandas) but having an unknown period of composition.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection ISarasvatīcchanda (सरस्वतीच्छन्द) is the name of a work dealing with early teachers, Gods or Goddesses.—The Sarasvatīcchanda (in Gujarati with Prakrit and Sanskrit) is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
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