अनुप्रास

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनुप्रास (anuprāsa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.nʊp.ɾɑːs/, [ɐ.nʊp.ɾäːs]

Noun

अनुप्रास • (anuprās) m

1. (prosody) alliteration

Declension

Declension of अनुप्रास (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अनुप्रास anuprās	अनुप्रास anuprās
oblique	अनुप्रास anuprās	अनुप्रासों anuprāsõ
vocative	अनुप्रास anuprās	अनुप्रासो anuprāso

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अनुप्रास”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

FWOTD – 31 May 2023

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• অনুপ্ৰাস (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬦᬸᬧ᭄ᬭᬵᬲ (Balinese script)
• অনুপ্রাস (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰡𑰲𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰯𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀦𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• အနုပြာသ (Burmese script)
• અનુપ્રાસ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਨੁਪ੍ਰਾਸ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌸 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦤꦸꦥꦿꦴꦱ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂢𑂳𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂰𑂮 (Kaithi script)
• ಅನುಪ್ರಾಸ (Kannada script)
• អនុប្រាស (Khmer script)
• ອນຸປ຺ຣາສ (Lao script)
• അനുപ്രാസ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᠨᡠᢒᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘡𑘳𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘰𑘭 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠨᠤᢒᠷᠠᢗᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧁𑧔𑧂𑧠𑧈𑧑𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐣𑐸𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐵𑐳 (Newa script)
• ଅନୁପ୍ରାସ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢥꢸꢦ꣄ꢬꢵꢱ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆤𑆶𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆳𑆱 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖡𑖲𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖯𑖭 (Siddham script)
• අනුප්‍රාස (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩯𑩒𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑩛𑪁 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚝𑚰𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚭𑚨 (Takri script)
• அநுப்ராஸ (Tamil script)
• అనుప్రాస (Telugu script)
• อนุปฺราส (Thai script)
• ཨ་ནུ་པྲཱ་ས (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒢𑒳𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒰𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨝𑨃𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨊𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From अनु- (anu-, “following; along”) +‎ प्रास (prāsa, “throwing”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ.n̪upˈɾɑː.s̪ɐ/

Noun

अनुप्रास • (anuprāsa) stem, m

1. (prosody) alliteration
   • c. 700 CE, Daṇḍin, Kāvyādarśa 1.55:

     वर्णावृत्तिर् अनुप्रासः पादेषु च पदेषु च ।
     पूर्वानुभवसंस्कारबोधिनी यद्यदूरता ॥

     varṇāvṛttir anuprāsaḥ pādeṣu ca padeṣu ca.
     pūrvānubhavasaṃskārabodhinī yadyadūratā.

     Alliteration is the rolling of (certain) syllables in metrical feet as well as in words,
     If the collocation is intent upon creating the recall of prior impressions.

Usage notes

• Although commonly translated as alliteration in literary works and dictionaries, the concept of अनुप्रास (anuprāsa) in Sanskrit poetry is broader than what is typical of alliteration in English prosody. The element being repeated can be a syllable-like fragment, which doesn't necessarily appear at the initial positions of words or metrical units.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अनुप्रास (anuprāsa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अनुप्रासः anuprāsaḥ	अनुप्रासौ / अनुप्रासा¹ anuprāsau / anuprāsā¹	अनुप्रासाः / अनुप्रासासः¹ anuprāsāḥ / anuprāsāsaḥ¹
Vocative	अनुप्रास anuprāsa	अनुप्रासौ / अनुप्रासा¹ anuprāsau / anuprāsā¹	अनुप्रासाः / अनुप्रासासः¹ anuprāsāḥ / anuprāsāsaḥ¹
Accusative	अनुप्रासम् anuprāsam	अनुप्रासौ / अनुप्रासा¹ anuprāsau / anuprāsā¹	अनुप्रासान् anuprāsān
Instrumental	अनुप्रासेन anuprāsena	अनुप्रासाभ्याम् anuprāsābhyām	अनुप्रासैः / अनुप्रासेभिः¹ anuprāsaiḥ / anuprāsebhiḥ¹
Dative	अनुप्रासाय anuprāsāya	अनुप्रासाभ्याम् anuprāsābhyām	अनुप्रासेभ्यः anuprāsebhyaḥ
Ablative	अनुप्रासात् anuprāsāt	अनुप्रासाभ्याम् anuprāsābhyām	अनुप्रासेभ्यः anuprāsebhyaḥ
Genitive	अनुप्रासस्य anuprāsasya	अनुप्रासयोः anuprāsayoḥ	अनुप्रासानाम् anuprāsānām
Locative	अनुप्रासे anuprāse	अनुप्रासयोः anuprāsayoḥ	अनुप्रासेषु anuprāseṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “अनुप्रासः”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 100
• Monier Williams (1899) “Anu-prâsa”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 36/1.
• Belvalkar, Shripad Krishna (1924) श्रीमदाचार्यदण्डिविरचितः काव्यादर्शः‎^[1], Poona: The Oriental Book-Supplying Agency, →OCLC