Vrittalakshyalakshanasangraha, Vṛttalakṣyalakṣaṇasaṅgraha, Vrittalakshyalakshana-sangraha: 1 definition

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Vrittalakshyalakshanasangraha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

The Sanskrit term Vṛttalakṣyalakṣaṇasaṅgraha can be transliterated into English as Vrttalaksyalaksanasangraha or Vrittalakshyalakshanasangraha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

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Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature

Vṛttalakṣyalakṣaṇasaṅgraha (वृत्तलक्ष्यलक्षणसङ्ग्रह) is the name of a work ascribed to Bhāskara (son Rāmasvāmi Dīkṣita) related to the topics of Sanskrit prosody (chandas) but having an unknown period of composition.

Bhāskara starts his work after saluting his father. The lone manuscript of the work, is procured from Adyar Library. It demonstrates 51 metres. The author names the respective Vedic Metres from which the classical metres are derived.

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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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