Vedic prosody
E449944
Vedic prosody is the traditional system of analyzing and classifying the metrical patterns and rhythmic structures of verses in the ancient Vedic Sanskrit texts.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of Vedic studies
ⓘ
prosodic tradition ⓘ system of metrical analysis ⓘ |
| analyzes |
accent patterns
ⓘ
line length in verses ⓘ metrical patterns in Vedic hymns ⓘ syllable quantity ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Atharvaveda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rigveda NERFINISHED ⓘ Samaveda NERFINISHED ⓘ Yajurveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Chandas section of Vedanga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nidāna-sūtras on metre ⓘ Pingala’s Chandaḥśāstra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basisOf | chanting patterns in Vedic recitation ⓘ |
| classifies |
Anustubh metre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brihati metre NERFINISHED ⓘ Dvipada Viraj metre ⓘ Gayatri metre NERFINISHED ⓘ Jagati metre ⓘ Pankti metre NERFINISHED ⓘ Tristubh metre NERFINISHED ⓘ Ushnih metre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| differsFrom | classical Sanskrit prosody ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Vedic Sanskrit poetry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vedic metre ⓘ rhythmic structure of Vedic texts ⓘ |
| goal |
maintenance of ritual efficacy
ⓘ
preservation of correct recitation ⓘ systematic description of Vedic metres ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
classification of metres
ⓘ
rules of accentuation ⓘ rules of caesura placement ⓘ rules of syllable counting ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Vedic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
classical Sanskrit prosody
ⓘ
later Indian metrical theory ⓘ |
| language | Vedic Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Vedic philology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vedic ritual tradition ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Vedic exegesis
ⓘ
Vedic grammar ⓘ Vedic phonetics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Indologists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vedic scholars ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
guru syllable
ⓘ
laghu syllable ⓘ pada (metrical line) ⓘ stanza structure ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.