Sopanaka, DZԲ첹: 2 definitions
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Sopanaka 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)
: Journal of the University of Bombay Volume V: Apabhramsa metres (2)DZԲ첹 (सोपानक) is the name of a metre according to the Vṛttajātisamuccaya IV.77-78.—DZԲ� is made with a Aśvākrāntā and a Gāthā.

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
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDZԲ첹 (सोपानक):—[from DZԲ] n. = DZԲ (See next).
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Copanakaliyanam, Copanakariyam, Sopanakalingara, Sopanakaparampara.
Full-text: Sopanakaparampara.
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Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
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