Vrittapushpaprakashana, Vṛttapuṣpaprakāśana, Vrittapushpa-prakashana: 1 definition

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Vrittapushpaprakashana 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 Vṛttapuṣpaprakāśana can be transliterated into English as Vrttapuspaprakasana or Vrittapushpaprakashana, 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

Vṛttapuṣpaprakāśana (वृत्तपुष्पप्रकाशन) is the name of various commentaries on the Vṛttaratnākara of Kedārabhaṭṭa (C. 950-1050 C.E.), who was a celebrated author in Sanskrit prosody The various authors that produced a work named Vṛttapuṣpaprakāśana are as follows: 1) (Paṇḍita) Cintāmaṇi, 2) Cirañjīva Bhaṭṭācārya, 3) Cūḍāmaṇi Dīkṣita. The Vṛttaratnākara is considered as most popular work in Sanskrit prosody, because of its rich and number of commentaries.

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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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