Amaitri, ´¡³¾²¹¾±³Ù°ùÄ«: 1 definition
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Amaitri 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)
: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature´¡³¾²¹¾±³Ù°ùÄ« (अमैतà¥à¤°à¥€) refers to one of the nine »å´Çá¹£a²õ introduced by CandraÅ›ekhara in his Vá¹›ttamauktika chapter 11 (»å´Çá¹£a±è°ù²¹°ì²¹°ù²¹á¹‡a).—CandraÅ›ekhara observed nine »å´Çá¹£a²õ based on the context of the subject matter, the style, the rasa and other aspects of the composition.

Chandas (छनà¥à¤¦à¤¸à¥) 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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Full-text: Vrittamauktika.
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