Who did develop Chandas?

Bhashyas. The 11th-century bhashya on Pingala’s Chandah Sutra by Ratnakarashanti, called Chandoratnakara, added new ideas to Prakrit poetry, and this was influential to prosody in Nepal, and to the Buddhist prosody culture in Tibet where the field was also known as chandas or sdeb sbyor.

Where did Rig Veda come from?

The philological and linguistic evidence indicates that the Rig Veda is one of the oldest existing texts in any Indo-European language and that probably originated from the region of present day Pakistan, between 1500 and 1200 BCE.

Where does the name Veda come from?

Veda a female personal name derived from the Sanskrit véda meaning, quite literally, “knowledge, understanding,” from the root “vid-” (to know) and traced to the prehistoric Proto-Indo-European root *weld- meaning “to see. The vedas are a collection of sacred Hindu books (Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda and Atharvaveda.)

How many Chandas are there in Sanskrit?

The number of Vedic chandas is 21, out of which 7 are mainly used. Earliest poetic composition in public language (laukika Sanskrit) started from Valmiki, later it became a fashion and then a discipline for composition (kāvya).

What are the different types of Chandas?

The metres studied are also called Chanda. These metres are classified based on the syllables present in each pada of the mantras. There are seven major Vedic metres namely गायत्री, उष्णिक्, अनुष्टुभ्, बृहती, पंक्ति, त्रिष्टुभ्, and जगति.

What does the name Vada for a girl mean?

The name Vada is primarily a female name of German origin that means Famous Ruler.

How does the word Veda mean?

borrowed from Sanskrit veda- “knowledge, insight, sacred writings,” derivative from the base of veda “(he/she) knows,” vid- “knowledge”; akin to Greek oîde “(he/she) knows,” Old English witan “to know” — more at wit entry 2.