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| − | Chandas or meter is an intrinsic part of Sanskrit literature, beginning from the Veda-s. Chandas-śāstra is a well-developed science elaborating on the importance and nuances of prosody in Sanskrit.
| + | \] 1Chandas or meter is an intrinsic part of Sanskrit literature, beginning from the Veda-s. Chandas-śāstra is a well-developed science elaborating on the importance and nuances of prosody in Sanskrit. |
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| | === शास्त्रस्य परिचयः|| About the science === | | === शास्त्रस्य परिचयः|| About the science === |
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| | The Aṣṭādhyāyī of sage Pāṇini, which is the fundamental treatise of Paninian grammar, defines laghu as – | | The Aṣṭādhyāyī of sage Pāṇini, which is the fundamental treatise of Paninian grammar, defines laghu as – |
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| − | ह्रस्वं लघु | १.४.१० | + | ह्रस्वं लघु | १.४.१०<ref>Aṣṭādhyāyī, Panini, Chaukhambha Surbharati Prakashan, 2015</ref> |
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| | The meaning of this sūtra is, ‘a short syllable is called laghu.’ | | The meaning of this sūtra is, ‘a short syllable is called laghu.’ |
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| | == References == | | == References == |
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| − | 1.Chandomañjarī, Gangadasa, ed. Brahmananda Tripathi, Chaukhambha Surbharati Prakashan, Varanasi
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| − | 2.Chandoracanā, Madhav Patvardhan, Karnatak Publishing house, Mumbai, 1937
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| − | 3.Aṣṭādhyāyī, Panini, Chaukhambha Surbharati Prakashan, 2015
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