"छन्दस्" meaning in Sanskrit

See छन्दस् in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡ɕʰɐ́n.dɐs/ [Vedic], /ˈt͡ɕʰɐn̪.d̪ɐs̪/ [Classical]
Etymology: From the root छन्द् (chand), from Proto-Indo-European *sḱend-. Etymology templates: {{m|sa|छन्द्}} छन्द् (chand), {{der|sa|ine-pro|*sḱend-}} Proto-Indo-European *sḱend- Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=n|tr=chándas}} छन्दस् • (chándas) stem, n Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-n|chándas}} Forms: chándas [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], छन्दः [nominative, singular], छन्दसी [dual, nominative], छन्दांसि [nominative, plural], छन्दः [singular, vocative], छन्दसी [dual, vocative], छन्दांसि [plural, vocative], छन्दः [accusative, singular], छन्दसी [accusative, dual], छन्दांसि [accusative, plural], छन्दसा [instrumental, singular], छन्दोभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], छन्दोभिः [instrumental, plural], छन्दसे [dative, singular], छन्दोभ्याम् [dative, dual], छन्दोभ्यः [dative, plural], छन्दसः [ablative, singular], छन्दोभ्याम् [ablative, dual], छन्दोभ्यः [ablative, plural], छन्दसः [genitive, singular], छन्दसोः [dual, genitive], छन्दसाम् [genitive, plural], छन्दसि [locative, singular], छन्दसोः [dual, locative], छन्दःसु [locative, plural]
  1. desire, longing for, yearning, will
    Sense id: en-छन्दस्-sa-noun-bSkmHsEs Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 36 3 22 22 16 1 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 29 4 22 22 22 1
  2. intention, purport
    Sense id: en-छन्दस्-sa-noun-UOc9vUu6
  3. (Hinduism) a sacred hymn (of the Atharvaveda, as distinguished from those of Rigveda and Samaveda), incantation-hymn Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hinduism
    Sense id: en-छन्दस्-sa-noun-C-MACSsA
  4. (Hinduism) a sacred hymn (of the Atharvaveda, as distinguished from those of Rigveda and Samaveda), incantation-hymn
    (by extension) the sacred text of the Vedic hymns
    Tags: Hinduism, broadly Categories (topical): Hinduism
    Sense id: en-छन्दस्-sa-noun-6IkQ0MhJ
  5. (prosody) metre Categories (topical): Prosody
    Sense id: en-छन्दस्-sa-noun-s1zk~XyP Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences
  6. metrical science
    Sense id: en-छन्दस्-sa-noun-UGp1BHwS

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        "a sacred hymn (of the Atharvaveda, as distinguished from those of Rigveda and Samaveda), incantation-hymn"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Hinduism",
          "Hinduism"
        ],
        [
          "hymn",
          "hymn"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hinduism) a sacred hymn (of the Atharvaveda, as distinguished from those of Rigveda and Samaveda), incantation-hymn"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hinduism"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Hinduism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a sacred hymn (of the Atharvaveda, as distinguished from those of Rigveda and Samaveda), incantation-hymn",
        "the sacred text of the Vedic hymns"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Hinduism",
          "Hinduism"
        ],
        [
          "hymn",
          "hymn"
        ],
        [
          "text",
          "text"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hinduism) a sacred hymn (of the Atharvaveda, as distinguished from those of Rigveda and Samaveda), incantation-hymn",
        "(by extension) the sacred text of the Vedic hymns"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hinduism",
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Prosody"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "metre"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prosody",
          "prosody"
        ],
        [
          "metre",
          "metre"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(prosody) metre"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "phonology",
        "prosody",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "metrical science"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "metrical",
          "metrical"
        ],
        [
          "science",
          "science"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰɐ́n.dɐs/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ɕʰɐn̪.d̪ɐs̪/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "छन्दस्"
}

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