Category: literaturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
छन्दः
/chandaḥ/Roman
English meaning: metre, prosody, Vedic hymn
Sanskrit Definition
(संस्कृतम्)काव्ये पद्यस्य अक्षरगणनाधारितं नियमबद्धं रूपम्।
English Definition
The metrical pattern governing syllable count and rhythm in Sanskrit poetry.
Example
“अनुष्टुप् छन्दः संस्कृतसाहित्ये अतीव प्रचलितः।”
In English: “The anushtubh metre is very common in Sanskrit literature.”
Synonyms
- वृत्तम्
- मात्रा
- पादः
Literary Heritage
“मन्दः कवियशः प्रार्थी गमिष्याम्युपहास्यताम्। प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः।।”
/Mandah kaviyashah prarthhi gamishyamyupahasytam. Pramshu-labhe phale lobhadud-bahur iva vamanah./
“Feeble-minded yet aspiring to a poet's fame, I go to be ridiculed — like a dwarf reaching for high fruit.”
“रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः”
/Ramo vigrahavan dharmah sadhuh satya-parakramah/
“Rama is righteousness incarnate — virtuous and true in valour.”
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