Category: LiteraturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

चौपाई

/chaupāī/Roman

English meaning: quatrain

Hindi Definition

(हिन्दी)

सोलह मात्राओं वाली चार पंक्तियों का छंद, जो रामचरितमानस में प्रमुख रूप से प्रयुक्त है।

English Definition

A four-line verse form with 16 syllables per line, widely used in the Ramcharitmanas.

Example

रामचरितमानस की चौपाइयाँ प्रसिद्ध हैं।

In English: The quatrains of Ramcharitmanas are renowned.

Literary Heritage

साहित्य जनसमूह के हृदय का विकास है।

/sāhitya jansamūha ke hṛdaya kā vikāsa hai/

Literature is the development of the heart of the people.

Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi · Literary Critic and Editor · 1864–1938 CE

Saraswati (journal editorial)

Saraswati journal — editorial statement on the purpose of Hindi literature

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