Pathyavaktra, ʲٳ屹ٰ, Pathya-vaktra: 1 definition
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Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature1) ʲٳ屹ٰ (पथ्यावक्त्�) is a type of ٰ屹ṛtٲ (quantitative verse) described in the Vaktraprakaraṇa section of the second chapter of Kedārabhaṭṭa’s ṛtٲٲ첹. The ṛtٲٲ첹 is considered as most popular work in Sanskrit prosody, because of its rich and number of commentaries. Kedārabhaṭṭa (C. 950-1050 C.E.) was a celebrated author in Sanskrit prosody.
2) ʲٳ屹ٰ (पथ्यावक्त्�) refers to one of the thirty-four ٰ屹ṛtٲ (quantitative verse) mentioned in the Ҳḍaܰṇa. The Ҳḍaܰṇa also deals with the science of prosody (e.g., the 貹ٳ-ٰ) in its six chapters 207-212. The chapters comprise 5, 18, 41, 7 and 9 verses respectively.

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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Partial matches: Vaktra, Pathya.
Full-text: Viparitapathyavaktra, Matravritta.
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Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Appendix 1 - The Metres used in the Abhijnana Sakuntalam
Chapter 3 - Tritiya-anka (tritiyo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Chapter 6 - Shashtha-anka (sastho'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Isanasivagurudeva Paddhati (study) (by J. P. Prajith)
4. Comparing the Sarada Tilaka and Isanasivagurudeva-paddhati < [Chapter 5 - Isanasivagurudeva-paddhati and Saradatilaka]