Vrittacatushshloki, Vṛttacatuśślokī, Vrittacatur-shloki: 1 definition
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Vrittacatushshloki 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.
The Sanskrit term Vṛttacatuśślokī can be transliterated into English as Vrttacatussloki or Vrittacatushshloki, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vrittachatushshloki.
In Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureVṛttacatuśślokī (वृत्तचतुश्श्लोकी) is the name of a text dealing with Sanskrit prosody (chandas) for which no authorship could be traced. Usually the authors mention their names, parentage etc. in the colophon of their works. But there are certain works in which, the author leaves no impression of his identity. The Vṛttacatuśślokī is mentioned in the “New Catalogus Catalogorum” XXXI. p. 5.
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.
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