Shishusrita, Śiśusṛtā: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Śiśusṛtā can be transliterated into English as Sisusrta or Shishusrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureŚiśusṛtā (शिशुसृता) refers to one of the 27 metres mentioned in the Suvṛttatilaka ascribed to Kṣemendra (11th century). The Suvṛttatilaka is a monumental work of Sanskrit prosody considered as unique in its nature. In this work Kṣemendra neither introduces any new metre nor discusses all the metres used in his time. He discusses 27 popular metres (e.g., Śiśusṛtā) which were used frequently by the poets.
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.
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Ends with: Bhujagashishusrita, Bhujangashishusrita.
Full-text: Bhujangashishusrita.
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