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वैदिकछन्दाः || Vaidikachandas is different from chandas and meters of poems in classical sanskrit. Vaidikachandas is अक्षरप्रधानम् || Akshara pradhana. So, the number of letters is significant to understand the chandas and not the मात्राः || matras (Morae). In classical sanskrit, the number of syllables as well as quality (Laghu and Guru) are taken into account <ref name=":123">Choudhury, Goutam (2007) Ph. D Thesis Titled:  [http://hdl.handle.net/10603/66639 The Vrttamanjari of Dhiresvaracharya : A critical study]. University of Gauhati</ref>. The general सूत्राणि || sutras as applicable to classical sanskrit are not applicable to वैदिकछन्दाः || Vaidikachandas.
 
वैदिकछन्दाः || Vaidikachandas is different from chandas and meters of poems in classical sanskrit. Vaidikachandas is अक्षरप्रधानम् || Akshara pradhana. So, the number of letters is significant to understand the chandas and not the मात्राः || matras (Morae). In classical sanskrit, the number of syllables as well as quality (Laghu and Guru) are taken into account <ref name=":123">Choudhury, Goutam (2007) Ph. D Thesis Titled:  [http://hdl.handle.net/10603/66639 The Vrttamanjari of Dhiresvaracharya : A critical study]. University of Gauhati</ref>. The general सूत्राणि || sutras as applicable to classical sanskrit are not applicable to वैदिकछन्दाः || Vaidikachandas.
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Pingalacharya’s चन्दःसूत्रम् ॥ Chandassutra is a work which gives information about vaidikachandas. The number of letters range from 1 to 104. Based on the number of letters, each chandas has a different name. There are seven principle chandas in Vedas<ref name=":123" />
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Pingalacharya’s छन्दस्सूत्रम् ॥ Chandassutra is a work which gives information about vaidikachandas. The number of letters range from 1 to 104. Based on the number of letters, each chandas has a different name. There are seven principle chandas in Vedas<ref name=":123" />
 
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