छन्दस्
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Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- ছন্দস্ (Assamese script)
- ᬙᬦ᭄ᬤᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
- ছন্দস্ (Bengali script)
- 𑰔𑰡𑰿𑰟𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀙𑀦𑁆𑀤𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- ဆန္ဒသ် (Burmese script)
- છન્દસ્ (Gujarati script)
- ਛਨ੍ਦਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌛𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
- ꦖꦤ꧀ꦢꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
- 𑂓𑂢𑂹𑂠𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
- ಛನ್ದಸ್ (Kannada script)
- ឆន្ទស៑ (Khmer script)
- ຉນ຺ທສ຺ (Lao script)
- ഛന്ദസ് (Malayalam script)
- ᡮᠠᠨᡩᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
- 𑘔𑘡𑘿𑘟𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
- ᠼᠠᠨᢑᠠᠰ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦴𑧁𑧠𑦿𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐕𑐣𑑂𑐡𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
- ଛନ୍ଦସ୍ (Odia script)
- ꢘꢥ꣄ꢣꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆗𑆤𑇀𑆢𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
- 𑖔𑖡𑖿𑖟𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
- ඡන්දස් (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩢𑩯 𑪙𑩭𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚐𑚝𑚶𑚛𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
- ச²ந்த³ஸ் (Tamil script)
- ఛన్దస్ (Telugu script)
- ฉนฺทสฺ (Thai script)
- ཚ་ནྡ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒕𑒢𑓂𑒠𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨤𑨝𑩇𑨛𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit]From the root छन्द् (chand), from Proto-Indo-European *sḱend-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]छन्दस् • (chándas) stem, n
- desire, longing for, yearning, will
- intention, purport
- (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
- (prosody) metre
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.85.8:
- स्तोमा॑ आसन्प्रति॒धय॑: कु॒रीरं॒ छन्द॑ ओप॒शः।
सू॒र्याया॑ अ॒श्विना॑ व॒राग्निरा॑सीत्पुरोग॒वः॥- stómā āsanpratidháya: kurī́raṃ chánda opaśáḥ.
sūryā́yā aśvínā varā́gnírāsītpurogaváḥ. - Hymns were the cross-bars of the pole, Kurira-metre decked the car: the bridesmen were the Asvin Pair, Agni was leader of the train.
- stómā āsanpratidháya: kurī́raṃ chánda opaśáḥ.
- स्तोमा॑ आसन्प्रति॒धय॑: कु॒रीरं॒ छन्द॑ ओप॒शः।
- metrical science
Declension
[edit]| Neuter as-stem declension of छन्दस् (chándas) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | छन्दः chándaḥ |
छन्दसी chándasī |
छन्दांसि chándāṃsi |
| Vocative | छन्दः chándaḥ |
छन्दसी chándasī |
छन्दांसि chándāṃsi |
| Accusative | छन्दः chándaḥ |
छन्दसी chándasī |
छन्दांसि chándāṃsi |
| Instrumental | छन्दसा chándasā |
छन्दोभ्याम् chándobhyām |
छन्दोभिः chándobhiḥ |
| Dative | छन्दसे chándase |
छन्दोभ्याम् chándobhyām |
छन्दोभ्यः chándobhyaḥ |
| Ablative | छन्दसः chándasaḥ |
छन्दोभ्याम् chándobhyām |
छन्दोभ्यः chándobhyaḥ |
| Genitive | छन्दसः chándasaḥ |
छन्दसोः chándasoḥ |
छन्दसाम् chándasām |
| Locative | छन्दसि chándasi |
छन्दसोः chándasoḥ |
छन्दःसु chándaḥsu |