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Rissa 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)
: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureRissa (啶班た啶膏啶�) is the name of an author of works dealing with prosodoy (chandas or 肠丑补苍诲补艣艣腻蝉迟谤补) quoted by 碍峁尘别苍诲谤补 (11th century) in his 厂耻惫峁泃迟补迟颈濒补办补. The 厂耻惫峁泃迟补迟颈濒补办补 is a monumental work of Sanskrit prosody in which the author discusses 27 popular metres which were used frequently by the poets (e.g., Rissa).
Chandas (啶涏え啷嵿う啶膏) 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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