Varnavritta, ղṇaṛtٲ, Varna-vritta: 9 definitions
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Varnavritta 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.
The Sanskrit term ղṇaṛtٲ can be transliterated into English as Varnavrtta or Varnavritta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
: Wikipedia: Sanskrit Prosodyղṇaṛtٲ (वर्णवृत्�, “syllabo-quantitative verse�) refers to a type of metre found in classical Sanskrit poetry. ղṇaṛtٲ metres depend on syllable count, but the light-heavy patterns are fixed.

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryղṇaṛtٲ (वर्णवृत्�).—a metre regulated by the number of syllables it contains (opp. ٰ屹ṛtٲ).
Derivable forms: ṇaṛtٲ (वर्णवृत्तम�).
ղṇaṛtٲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṇa and ṛtٲ (वृत्�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղṇaṛtٲ (वर्णवृत्�).—n.
(-ٳٲ�) A metre regulated by the number of syllables, (opposite to ٰ屹ṛtٲ.) E. ṇa, and ṛtٲ metre.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղṇaṛtٲ (वर्णवृत्�).—[neuter] a metre measured by the number of syllables.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղṇaṛtٲ (वर्णवृत्�):—[=ṇa-ṛtٲ] [from ṇa > var�] n. Name of a class of metres regulated by the number of syllables in the half-line (such as the Anuṣṭubh, Indra-vajrā etc.; cf. mātrā-ṛtٲ), [Colebrooke]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղṇaṛtٲ (वर्णवृत्�):—[ṇa-ṛtٲ] (ٳٲ�) 1. n. Metre regulated by the number of syllables.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusղṇaṛtٲ (ವರ್ಣವೃತ್�):—[noun] (pros.) a verse having syllables as a base (diff. from the having prosodical unit).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionaryղṇaṛtٲ (वर्णवृत्�):—n. syllabic meter or a meter regulated by the number of syllables it contains;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vritta, Varna.
Starts with: Varnavrittapariccheda.
Full-text (+201): Varnavrittapariccheda, Totaka, Dodhaka, Hamsi, Bhishmamishra, Mallika, Damanaka, Prabhavati, Kamala, Bhittaka, Sundarika, Yamaka, Tomara, Madhavika, Priya, Tirna, Lagalika, Vijoha, Savasaka, Karahanci.
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Annadatri-carita (study) (by Sarannya V.)
6. Poetic Beauty (a): Metre (Vritta) < [Chapter 3 - An Introduction to Annadatri-carita]
AYU (Journal of Research in Ayurveda)
A critical review of rhythmic recitation of Charakasamhita as per Chhanda Shastra < [Volume 34 (2); 2013 (Apr-Jun)]
Gita-govinda of Jayadeva (comparative study) (by Manisha Misra)
4. The Chanda of Gitagovinda < [Chapter 3 - A Critical and Musical study of the Gita-Govinda]
Vasudevavijaya of Vasudeva (Study) (by Sajitha. A)
Vṛttaratnāvalī of Ilattūr Rāmasvāmiśāstri < [Chapter 1 - Śāstrakāvyas—A Brief Survey]