छन्दस्
Sanskrit edit
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
- 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 |