बृहती
English meaning: Vedic meter of 36 syllables
Definition
Bṛhatī is a Vedic metre of 36 syllables, traditionally associated with the sky and with the god Indra. Its classical form has an unequal structure with pādas of 8, 8, 12, and 8 syllables. The metre's name means 'the great one' or 'the vast one,' and it is classified among the seven principal Vedic metres (saptaच्छन्दस्). Some Vedic ritual texts prescribe specific chants in Bṛhatī for invocations connected with heaven.
Example
“बृहती छन्दः षट्त्रिंशत् वर्णात्मकम्।”
In English: “The bṛhatī metre consists of thirty-six syllables.”
Another example: “बृहती षट्त्रिंशदक्षरा भवति।”
Usage — When, Where & How
Technical Vedic-prosodic register; a metre of 36 syllables associated with Indra and the sky. Used in chandaḥśāstra and Vedic recitation; specialist vocabulary for students of prosody.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From the root √bṛh ('to grow, be great') with feminine suffix -atī, literally 'the great/lofty one', a meter associated with the sky.
Synonyms
- षट्त्रिंशदक्षरा
- दिव्यच्छन्दस्
- महाच्छन्दस्
- बार्हती
Related Words
Common Collocations
- बृहतीछन्दस्
- बृहतीपाद
- सतोबृहती
- बृहतीगर्भा
- बृहतीस्तोम
Word Forms
f., ī-stem; nom. बृहती, acc. बृहतीम्, instr. बृहत्या, gen. बृहत्याः
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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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Language information
- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
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