anu-shṭubh

anu-shṭubh

anu-shṭúbh

a kind of metre consisting of four Pādas orﾠ quarter-verses of eight syllables each
(according to the DaivBr., quoted in Nir. VII, 12, so called because it anushṭobhati
i.e. follows with its praise the Gāyatrī, which consists of three Pādas) RV. X, 130, 4, etc.. ;
(in later metrical systems, the Anushṭubh constitutes a whole class of metres, consisting of four times eight syllables);
hence the number eight;
speech, Sarasvatī L. ;
(mfn.), praising RV. X, 124, 9.

stubh

stóbhati (only in pres. base; 3. sg. stobdhi JaimBr. ;
p. Ā. - stubhāna RV. ;
Gr. alsoﾠ pf. tushṭubhe;
fut. stobhitā etc.), to utter a joyful sound, hum, make a succession of exclamations, shout (esp. applied to the chanted interjections in a Sāman.) RV. Br. Lāṭy. ;
cl. 1. Ā. stobhate, to pause, stop, cause to stop, paralyze etc. ( stambhe) Dhātup. X, 34:
Caus. stobhayati (aor. atushṭubhat), to praise in successive exclamations, celebrate RV. <Cf. Eng. stop.>
stúbh

accord. toﾠ some stubh in the first two comp. means « stopping, pausing», the metre requiring regular stoppages orﾠ pauses;
but seeﾠ, anu-shṭubh);
f. joyful exclamation orﾠ cry, praise RV. ;
m. a praiser Naigh. III, 16.

ā́nushṭubha

formed like the Anu-shṭubh metre (e.g.. composed of four divisions) RV. X, 181, 1 VS. ṠBr. RPrāt.

ānushṭubhau͡shṇiha

ṡlóka

a call orﾠ voice (of the gods) ib. ;
fame renown, glory, praise, hymn of praise ib. AV. TS. Br. BhP. ;
a proverb, maxim MW. ;
a stanza, (esp.) a partic. kind of common epic metre ( alsoﾠ called Anu-shṭubh q.v.;
consisting of 4 Pādas orﾠ quarter verses of 8 syllables each, orﾠ 2 lines of 16 syllables each, each line allowing great liberty except in the 5th, 13th, 14th andﾠ 15th syllables which should be unchangeable as in the following scheme,
8. 1. 8-8., the dots denoting either long orﾠ short;
but the 6th andﾠ 7th syllables should be long;
orﾠ if the 6th is short the 7th should be short alsoﾠ) ṠBr. KaushUp. MBh. etc.;
N. of a Sāman. ĀrshBr. ;
- श्लोककार
- श्लोककालनिर्णय
- श्लोककृत्
- श्लोकगौतम
- श्लोकचरण
- श्लोकतर्पण
- श्लोकत्रय
- श्लोकत्व
- श्लोकदीपिका
- श्लोकद्वय
- श्लोकपञ्चकविवरण
- श्लोकबद्ध
- श्लोकभू
- श्लोकमात्र
- श्लोकयन्त्र
- श्लोकवार्त्तिक
- श्लोकसंग्रह
- श्लोकस्थान

sa-shṭúbh