अनुप्रास

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनुप्रास (anuprāsa).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

अनुप्रास • (anuprās) m

(prosody) alliteration

Declension edit

Declension of अनुप्रास (masc cons-stem)

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

References edit

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

Sanskrit edit

FWOTD – 31 May 2023

Alternative forms edit

Alternative scripts

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

अनुप्रास • (anuprāsa) stem, m

(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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 [śrīmadācāryadaṇḍiviracitaḥ kāvyādarśaḥ, Kāvyādarśa of Daṇḍin]‎^[1], Poona: The Oriental Book-Supplying Agency, →OCLC