Lalitapada, Lalita-pada, Lalitapadā: 7 definitions
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Lalitapada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureLalitapadā (ललितपदा) refers to one of the 135 metres (chandas) mentioned by Nañjuṇḍa (1794-1868 C.E.) in his Vṛttaratnāvalī. Nañjuṇḍa was a poet of both Kannada and Sanskrit literature flourished in the court of the famous Kṛṣṇarāja Woḍeyar of Mysore. He introduces the names of these metres (e.g., Lalitapadā) in 20 verses.
Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLalitapada (ललितपद).—a.
1) elegantly composed; Ś.3.
2) consisting of amorous words. °बन्धनम् (bandhanam) an amorous composition.
Lalitapada is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms lalita and pada (पद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryLalitapada (ललितपद).—Adj. Elegantly composed.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Lalitapada (ललितपद):—[=lalita-pada] [from lalita > lal] mf(ā)n. consisting of amorous or graceful words, elegantly composed, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
2) [v.s. ...] n. a kind of metre, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusLalitapada (ಲಲಿತಪದ):—[noun] (pros.) a verse having four groups of three syllables (uuu, u-u, u-u, u—).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Lalita, Pada, Pata.
Starts with: Lalitapadabandhana.
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Full-text: Lalitapadabandhana.
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Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study) (by Shri N. M. Kansara)
23. Culture and etiquette in pursuits of Love and Pleasure < [Chapter 12 - Cultural Data]
Some Aspects of the Vamana-purana < [Purana, Volume 7, Part 1 (1965)]
Metres of Classical Poetry in the Puranas < [Purana, Volume 11, Part 1 (1969)]
Abhijnana Sakuntalam (with translation and notes) (by Bidhubhusan Goswami)
Chapter 3: Translation and notes < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and notes]
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Chapter 7 - Saptama-anka (saptamo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]