Mantra Recitation - Part - 5

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Mantra Recitation - 5

Anbil Ramaswamy

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In this context, the role of meter (Chandas) is considered to be very

important. Though there are a number. of other meters, the more important are

:

1.GAYATRI : 3 Padas of 8 Syllables or 16 Syllables in Ist line + 8 in

second line

3 x 8 = 24 or 16 + 8 = 24

2.USHNIK : 4 Padas of 7 Syllables 4 x 7 = 28

3.ANUSHTUP 4 Padas of 8 Syllables 4 x 8 = 32

or 2 lines of 16 2 x 16=32

4.BRIHATI : 4 Padas of 9 Syllables 4 x 9 = 36

5.PANKTI : 5 Padas of 8 Syllables 5 x 8 = 40

6.TRUSHTUP 4 Padas of 11 Syllables 4x11 = 44

7.JAGATI 4 Padas of 12 Syllables 4 x 12 = 48.

 

We give below the names of some meters used in `Slokas' though over 100

different meters with fanciful names have been employed by writers

8. ARYA (The Lady)

9. DANDAKAM (Staff )

10. DRUTA VILAMBITAM (Fast and slow)

11. DRUTIH CHANDAH (Steady rhyming)

12. HARINI (the doe)

13 INDRAVAMSA (Indra's lineage)

14. INDRA VAJRA (Indra's thunderbolt)

15. MALINI (the girl wearing a garland)

16..MANDAKRANTA (the slow stepper)

17. MANJU BASHINI (Sweet talking )

18. NATKUDAKAM (Curved one )

19. OUPA CHANDASIKAM (Auxiliary prosody )

20. PRITHIVI (the earth)

21. PUSHPITAGRA(Blossoming on top )

22. RATODDATTA (raised in the chariot )

23. SALINEE (bountiful )

24. SARDULA VIKRIDITHA (the sport of the tiger)

25..SIKHARINI (the supreme lady)

26..SRAGDARA (the girl with a garland)

27 SUTALA (the nether world of that name)

28.UPAJATI (Sub caste)

29.UPENDRA VAJRA (Secondary INDRAVAJRA)

30.VAITALEEYAM (pertaining to ghost )

31.VAMSASTHA (belonging to a lineage)

32.VASANTA TILAKA (the ornament of spring)

33.VIRAJ (Universality)

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