Udgiti, Udgīti: 9 definitions
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In Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature1) Udgīti (उद्गीति) is a type of mātrāvṛtta (quantitative verse) described in the Gītiprakaraṇa section of the second chapter of Kedārabhaṭṭa’s Vṛttaratnākara. The Vṛttaratnākara is considered as most popular work in Sanskrit prosody, because of its rich and number of commentaries. Kedārabhaṭṭa (C. 950-1050 C.E.) was a celebrated author in Sanskrit prosody.
2) Udgīti (उद्गीति) refers to one of the thirty mātrāvṛtta (quantitative verse) mentioned in the 331st chapter of the Agnipurāṇa. The Agnipurāṇa deals with various subjects viz. literature, poetics, grammar, architecture in its 383 chapters and deals with the entire science of prosody (e.g., the udgīti metre) in 8 chapters (328-335) in 101 verses in total.
3) Udgīti (उद्गीति) refers to one of the thirty-four mātrāvṛtta (quantitative verse) mentioned in the Garuḍapurāṇa. The Garuḍapurāṇa also deals with the science of prosody (e.g., the udgīti) in its six chapters 207-212. The chapters comprise 5, 18, 41, 7 and 9 verses respectively.
Source: Journal of the University of Bombay Volume V: Apabhramsa metres (2)Udgīti (उद्गीति) refers to a variation of Gāthā: one of the oldest Prakrit meters probably developed out of the epic Anuṣṭubh, as discussed in books such as the Chandonuśāsana, Kavidarpaṇa, Vṛttajātisamuccaya and Svayambhūchandas.—Among the metres derived from the Gāthā, Gīti, Upagīti and Udgīti are most important. Gīti is made with two first halves of a Gāthā, Upagīti with two second halves of it and Udgīti is nothing but an inverted or a reversed Gāthā. [...] Nanditāḍhya (Gāthālakṣaṇa, vv. 63-65) mentions Gīti, Upagīti and Udgīti respectively Udgātha, Gātha and Vigātha.—Ratnaśekhara in his Chandaḥkośa, vv. 67-70, mentions Udgīti as Vigātha.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: WikiPedia: HinduismThe udgīti meter has 12, 15, 12 and 18 mātrās in its four pādas respectively.
Vṛttaratnākara lists several other conditions.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUdgīti (उद्गीति).—f.
1) Singing aloud.
2) Chanting of the Sāmaveda.
3) A variety of the Aryā metre; see Appendix.
Derivable forms: udgītiḥ (उद्गीतिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUdgīti (उद्गीति).—f.
(-tiḥ) A variety of the Arya metre, a verse of four lines containing 12, 15—12, and 14 feet.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryUdgīti (उद्गीति).—[feminine] [Name] of a metre.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Udgīti (उद्गीति):—[=ud-gīti] [from ud-gai] f. singing, singing loud
2) [v.s. ...] chanting
3) [v.s. ...] a variety of the Āryā metre (consisting of four lines of twelve, fifteen, twelve, and eighteen instants).
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+8): Utskandhaka, Vigatha, Upagiti, Giti, Udgatha, Upaskandhaka, Avaskandhaka, Avagatha, Samgatha, Matravritta, Upagatha, Skandhaka, Ripucchandas, Vicitra, Gatha, Gathini, Bhadrika, Maladama, Avadama, Upadama.
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Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
2.19. Use of Gīti metre < [Chapter 4 - Employment of Chandas in Mudrārākṣasa]
Satirical works of Kshemendra (study) (by Arpana Devi)
4. Chandas or the metre < [Chapter 4 - Literary study of the Three Satirical Works]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 4b - Chandas (2): Jāti type of metre (mātrāchandas) < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)