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Entry छन्दस्

  1. छन्दस्chandas(छन्दोगः) a reciter in metre.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -गः

      1. (छन्दोगः) a reciter in metre.
      2. a student or chanter of the Sāmaveda; Ms.3.145; (छन्दोगः सामवेदाध्यायी)
      3. The Sāmaveda; साम्नां जैमिनये प्राह तथा छन्दोगसंहिताम् Bhāg. 12.6.53.

    • -भङ्गः a violation of the laws of metre.

    • -विचितिः Feminine 'examination of metres', Name of a work on metres, sometimes ascribed to Daṇḍin; छन्दोविचित्यां सकलस्तत्प्रपञ्चो निदर्शितः Kāv.1.12.

    • -वृत्तम् a metre in general.

    • -स्तुभ् Masculine Name of Aruṇa.

    • छन्दस् chandas, Neuter

      1. छन्दयति असुन्
      2. Wish, desire, fancy, will, pleasure; (गृह्णीयात्) मूर्खं छन्दोऽनुवृत्तेन याथातथ्येन पण्डितम् Chāṇ.33.
      3. Free will, free or wilful conduct.
      4. Meaning, intention.
      5. Fraud, trick, deceit.
      6. The Vedas, the sacred text of the Vedic hymns; स च कुल- पतिराद्यश्छन्दसां यः प्रयोक्ता Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3.48; बहुलं छन्दसि frequently used by Pāṇini; प्रणवश्छन्दसामिव R.1.11; Y.1.143; Ms.4.95.
      7. A metre; ऋक्छन्दसा आशास्ते &Sacute.4; गायत्री छन्दसामहम् Bg.1.35;13.4.
      8. Metrical science, prosody; (regarded as one of the six Vedāṅgas or auxiliaries to the Vedas, the other five being शिक्षा, कल्प, व्याकरण, निरुक्त and ज्योतिष).
      9. A metrical composition. ... मया काव्यानि तन्वता छन्दो विनिर्मितं तस्मिन् कृतः सर्वस्य संग्रहः Parṇāl.1.23.
      10. A festival; वेदे वाक्ये वृत्तभेदे उत्सवेऽपि नपुंसकम् । Nm.

    • -कृतम् any metrical part of the Vedas or other sacred compositions; यथो- दितेन विधिना नित्यं छन्दस्कृतं पठेत् Ms.4.1.

    In the Gita10·3513·515·1

    बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम् ।

    bṛhatsāma tathā sāmnāṁ gāyatrī chandasāmaham, — I am also the great Sama among mantras, the Gayatri among metres; among the months I am Margasirsha, first of the months; I am spring, the fairest of… 10·35
    • छन्दसाम्chandasāmgenitive plural of the neuter noun chandas (metre).
    • छन्दोभिःchandobhiḥinstrumental plural of the neuter noun chandas (verse, metre).
    • छन्दांसिchandāṁsinominative plural of the neuter noun chandas (the hymns of the Veda). Here the word means 'the Vedas'
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Headwords under छ

Part 1 of 2 छ – छोटिन्All parts
  1. छ – छोटिन्
  2. छोरणम् – छ्यु