Chanting meters (Chandas)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Chanting_meters_(Chandas)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Vedic meter
gptkbp:category	quantitative meter
gptkbp:example	Anushtubh meter: 4 lines of 8 syllables Brihati meter: 3 lines of 8, 12, 8 syllables Gayatri meter: 3 lines of 8 syllables Jagati meter: 4 lines of 12 syllables Pankti meter: 5 lines of 8 syllables Trishtubh meter: 4 lines of 11 syllables Ushnih meter: 3 lines of 7, 8, 12 syllables
gptkbp:function	aid memorization preserve oral tradition regulate rhythm in recitation
gptkbp:hasRule	arrangement of long and short syllables number of padas (lines) per stanza number of syllables per pada
gptkbp:hasTextualSource	gptkb:Mahabharata gptkb:Ramayana gptkb:Natyashastra gptkb:Classical_Sanskrit_drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Chanting meters (Chandas)
gptkbp:importantFor	gptkb:Atharvaveda gptkb:Rigveda gptkb:Samaveda gptkb:Yajurveda
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Buddhist_chants gptkb:Pali_and_Prakrit_poetry gptkb:Classical_Sanskrit_poetry Buddhist scripture
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Jagati gptkb:Trishtubh gptkb:Brihati gptkb:Anushtubh gptkb:Gayatri gptkb:Atichandas gptkb:Pankti gptkb:Ushnih gptkb:Viraj
gptkbp:origin	ancient India
gptkbp:relatedConcept	gptkb:public_speaker verse form metrical foot
gptkbp:studiedIn	gptkb:Chandas_Shastra
gptkbp:syllabicStructure	fixed number of syllables per line
gptkbp:systematizedBy	gptkb:Pingala
gptkbp:usedIn	Sanskrit literature Vedic chanting
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Vedic_Hindus
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7