Vrittaprakasha, Vṛttaprakāśa, Vritta-prakasha: 1 definition
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Vrittaprakasha 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 Vṛttaprakāśa can be transliterated into English as Vrttaprakasa or Vrittaprakasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature1) Vṛttaprakāśa (वृत्तप्रकाश) is work on Sanskrit metrics by Āśādhara (1178-1243 C.E.), the famous Jain author. The reference is available in Praśastisaṅgraha where it is quoted as the work of Āśādhara, but the copy of the text is yet to be discovered.
2) Vṛttaprakāśa (वृत्तप्रकाश) is the name of a work ascribed to Umāpati Tripāṭhin 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vritta, Prakasha.
Full-text: Shritatni, Vyaghreravala, Sallakshana, Sapadalaksha, Mandalakara, Ashadhara.
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