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   1. Fwd: Re: [Sanskrit] Sanskrit Quiz # 11 (Vis Tekumalla)
   2. Sloka lakShaNam (Sai)
   3. Re: Sloka lakShaNam (Vis Tekumalla)
   4. mandAkrAnta vR^ittaH (Sai)


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Does Sloka always mean anuShTup chhandas?
Is this the definition of anuShTup, or all Slokas?

Can you please explain the meaning?
"Everywhere, the 5th (letter) must be a laghu.
The 6th letter must be a guru."
    saptamaM dvichaturthayoH = ???
- Sai.

Vis Tekumalla uvaacha:
> The definition of a shloka is:
>  
> pa~ncamaM laghu sarvatra 
> saptamaM dvichaturthayoH / 
> ShaShThaM guru vijAnIyAt 
> etat shlokasya lakShaNam //

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The shloka on shloka lakshaNam was posted by Mr. P.K. Ramakrishnan in response to the 
3rd question in Quiz 11. It was not me.

Sai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Does Sloka always mean anuShTup chhandas?
Is this the definition of anuShTup, or all Slokas?

Can you please explain the meaning?
"Everywhere, the 5th (letter) must be a laghu.
The 6th letter must be a guru."
saptamaM dvichaturthayoH = ???
- Sai.

Vis Tekumalla uvaacha:
> The definition of a shloka is:
> 
> pa~ncamaM laghu sarvatra 
> saptamaM dvichaturthayoH / 
> ShaShThaM guru vijAnIyAt 
> etat shlokasya lakShaNam //
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Just for the record, and to help others like me get familiarised better with 
the rhythm of a mandAkrAnta metre, 
A good example of this metre is the popular dhyAna Sloka:

(8)            (7)              (7)         (5)
g g g g        l l l l l g      g l g g     l g g
SAntAkAraM     bhujaga-SayanaM  padmanAbhaM sureSam
viSvAdhAraM    gagana-sadR^iSaM meghavarNaM SubhA.ngaM
lakShmIkAntaM  kamalanayanaM    yogihR^ddhyAna-gamyAM
va.nde viShNuM bhavabhayaharaM  sarvalokaika-nAthaM

(I use 'Sa' to mean ITRANS 'sha' as it feels closer to our (telugu)
pronunciation of that letter)

BTW,
guru (g) = (big) a letter with more than one mAtra (e.g., kaa, kI, ke, kaM)
laghu (l) = (small) a letter with one mAtra (e.g., ka)

mandAkrAnta = manda+AkrAnta = slowly advancing
aakrAnta = approached , frequented , visited, overcome, overrun, 
           overspread with,
          (passive voice of aakramaNa)

meghaiH mandAkrAntaH AkASaH = Sky slowly covered by clouds.
- Sai.

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