The Sanskrit term Vṛttāvalī can be transliterated into English as Vrttavali or Vrittavali, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature (history)

Vṛttāvalī (वृत्तावली) is the name of a work on the topic of Prosody ascribed to Raghunātha Dāsa (C. 1680-1750 C.E), a celebrated author of Oḍiśā who composed many work in different disciplines of Sanskrit Literature. Also see the “New Catalogus Catalogorum” XXII. p. 206. Among his 28 texts this is the lone work in prosody. As a devotee of God Nṛsiṃha, he praises him in the invocatory verse of the work.

The Vṛttāvalī is divided into six chapters named as viracanas. The first chapter describes the nature and characteristics of the prosody in general. In this chapter the poet discusses the various divisions (sama, ardhasama, viṣama) of the metres. The discussion on guru-laghu and gurutva of laghu and laghutva of guru is worth mentioning. In this discussion of gurutva of laghu letter, if it is in end of the pāda, he describes every pāda separately. In this discussion he provides quotations of many authorities to support his view.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Partial matches: Vritta, Vali.

Full-text: Chandomandakini, Gadyavritta, Gadagada, Gadya, Raghunatha.

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