| kanda . varga . sloka . sequence : 2.7.22.2 | |||
| Sanskrit | gàyatrãpramukhaü chandaþ | ||
| synonym | Sanskrit | Nepali | English |
| 1 | chandas | chanda | metre |
| comment / problem | |||
| 1 | SH : no message gàyatrã, uùõik, anuùñup, ã kramaile 6,7,8 akùarako 1 pàu hune, chanda hun, ityàdi aru pani dherai chanda chan. (from compilation) | ||
| 2 | HC : from H.T. Colebrook note: "Measure of verse in the Vedas: of various sorts; as gàyatrã or gàyattrã, 24 syllables (6x4). uùõik(-h), 28 syllables (7x4). anusñup (-bh), 32 syllables (8x4). bçhatã, 36 syllables (9x4). paüktiþ, 40 syllables (10x4), etc." (p.180) (from compilation) | ||
| Add comment to Amarakosa reference entry 2.7.22.2 |
| manuscript (tradition / date) |
phrase | Newari | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| A2_1710 (A2 / 506 NS) |
1 | gàyatrã, uùõik, anaùñupa, triùñupa, bçhatã paükti àdipaü vedayà chanda dvàtaü | Gàyatrã (a metre with syllables in a quarter), Us8nik (a metre with 7 syllables), Anuùñup (with 8 syllables), triùñup (with 11 syllables), Bçhatã (with a syllables), Païkti (with 10 syllables) etc. are metres of the Veda |
| A2b_1810 (A2 / n.d. NS) |
1 | gàyatrã uùõik anuùñup triùñup bçhatã paükti àdãpaü vedayà chanda dvàtaü | From A2_1710: Gàyatrã (a metre with syllables in a quarter), Us8nik (a metre with 7 syllables), Anuùñup (with 8 syllables), triùñup (with 11 syllables), Bçhatã (with a syllables), Païkti (with 10 syllables) etc. are metres of the Veda |
| A3a_1081 (A1 / 637 NS) |
1 | pramukha {7} chanda | main metres |
| A4_1005 (no trad. / 591 NS) |
1 | gàyatrã | Gàyatrã, a metre of "syllables" in a quarter |
| A5_1720 (A2 / 662 NS) |
1 | gàyatrã uùõik anuùñup triùñup bçhatã paüktã àdiüpaü veda chanda {8} dvàtaü | From A2_1710: Gàyatrã (a metre with syllables in a quarter), Us8nik (a metre with 7 syllables), Anuùñup (with 8 syllables), triùñup (with 11 syllables), Bçhatã (with a syllables), Païkti (with 10 syllables) etc. are metres of the Veda |
| A6_1793 (no trad. / 718 NS) |
1 | gàyatrã àdina chanda | Gàyatrã etc. metres |
| A7_1847 (A2 / 803 NS) |
1 | {3} chanda dhàya gàyatri | Gàyatrã is called a metre |