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chandasām

a sacred hymn (of AV. ; as distinguished from those of RV. ; SV. & YajurV. ), incantation-hymn, RV. x ; AV. ; ŚBr. viii ; MBh. v, 1224 ; Ragh. i, 11

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1. cهَندَس

a sacred hymn (of AV. ; as distinguished from those of RV. ; SV. & YajurV. ), incantation-hymn, RV. x ; AV. ; ŚBr. viii ; MBh. v, 1224 ; Ragh. i, 11

2. cهَندَس

the sacred text of the Vedic hymns, ŚBr. xi, 5, 7, 3 ; ĀśvGṛ. ; Kauś. ; Gobh. ; VPrāt. ; Pāṇ. ; Mn. &c.

3. cهَندَس

metre (in general, supposed to consist of 3 or 7 typical forms [ AV. ; VS. &c.] to which Virāj is added as the 8th [ ŚBr. viii, 3, 3, 6 ]; chandas opposed to gāyatri and triṣṭubh, RV. x, 14, 16 )

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