Shrutikatutva, Śrutikaṭutva, Shrutikatu-tva: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Śrutikaṭutva can be transliterated into English as Srutikatutva or Shrutikatutva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: Mālatīmādhava of Bhavabhūti (kavya-shastra)Śrutikaṭutva (श्रुतिकटुत्व) (Cf. Śrutikaṭu) refers to “(words that are) unpleasant to ear”, according to Mammaṭa-Bhaṭṭa’s Kāvyaprakāśa verse 7.50-51.—The word śrutikaṭutva denotes consisting of harsh letters. In the Mālatīmādhva some words consisting of harsh letters are found in the verse vyāghrāghrātamṛgīkṛpā ………………etc. Herein, the letter r in vyāghrāghrāta and randhra, the letter ṅ in khaṅgāhati are harsh and hence the verse becomes unpleasant to the ear while read. The another examples is found in the act V.16.
Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
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Partial matches: Shrutikatu, Tva.
Full-text: Shrutikatu.
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