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Sragvini, ṇ�: 4 definitions

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Sragvini 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

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

ṇ� (स्रग्विणी) is another name for Padminī, which refers to a type of syllabic metre (ṛtٲ), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 16. In this metre, the second, the fifth, the eighth and the eleventh syllables of a foot () are light (laghu), while the rest of the syllables are heavy (guru).

⎼⏑⎼¦⎼⎼¦⎼⏑⎼¦⎼⎼¦¦⎼⏑⎼¦⎼⎼¦⎼⏑⎼¦⎼⎼¦¦
⎼⏑⎼¦⎼⎼¦⎼⏑⎼¦⎼⎼¦¦⎼⏑⎼¦⎼⎼¦⎼⏑⎼¦⎼⎼¦¦

ṇ� falls in the Jagatī class of chandas (rhythm-type), which implies that verses constructed with this metre have four 岹s (‘foot� or ‘quarter-verse�) containing twelve syllables each.

Natyashastra book cover
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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, ṭyśٰ) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

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Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Sragvini in Chandas glossary
: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature

1) ṇ� (स्रग्विणी) is the alternative name of a Sanskrit metre (chandas) mentioned by Hemacandra (1088-1173 C.E.) in his auto-commentary on the second chapter of the 󲹲ԻDzԳśԲ. ṇ� corresponds to Padminī (according to Bharata). Hemacandra gives these alternative names for the metres by other authorities (like Bharata), even though the number of ṇa or letters do not differ.

2) ṇ� (स्रग्विणी) refers to one of the 130 varṇaṛtٲs (syllabo-quantitative verse) dealt with in the second chapter of the ṛtٲܰ屹ī, ascribed to ٳܰ岹ٳٲ (19th century), author of eight Sanskrit work and patronised by Hindupati: an ancient king of the Bundela tribe (presently Bundelkhand of Uttar Pradesh). A Varṇaṛtٲ (e.g., ṇ�) refers to a type of classical Sanskrit metre depending on syllable count where the light-heavy patterns are fixed.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Sragvini in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ṇ� (स्रग्विणी):—[=-ṇ�] [from srag-vin > srag > sraj] f. Name of two metres, [Piṅgala Scholiast, i.e. halāyudha]

2) [v.s. ...] of a goddess, [Catalogue(s)]

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Sragvini in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sragviṇi (ಸ್ರಗ್ವಿಣ�):—[noun] (pros.) a metrical verse having four lines, each having four groups of three syllables (-u-, -u-, -u-, -u-).

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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