Jaghanacapala, Jaghanacapalā, Jaghana-capala: 10 definitions
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Jaghanacapala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Jaghanachapala.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraJaghanacapalā (जघनचपला) refers to a type of āryā syllabic metre (vṛtta), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 16. The Jaghanacapalā variation is one amongst five types of āryā-meters.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature1) Jaghanacapalā (जघनचपला) is a type of mātrāvṛtta (quantitative verse) described in the Āryāprakaraṇa section of the second chapter of Kedārabhaṭṭa’s Vṛttaratnākara. The Vṛttaratnākara is considered as most popular work in Sanskrit prosody, because of its rich and number of commentaries. Kedārabhaṭṭa (C. 950-1050 C.E.) was a celebrated author in Sanskrit prosody.
2) Jaghanacapalā (जघनचपला) refers to one of the thirty mātrāvṛtta (quantitative verse) mentioned in the 331st chapter of the Agnipurāṇa. The Agnipurāṇa deals with various subjects viz. literature, poetics, grammar, architecture in its 383 chapters and deals with the entire science of prosody (e.g., the jaghana-capalā metre) in 8 chapters (328-335) in 101 verses in total.
Source: Journal of the University of Bombay Volume V: Apabhramsa metres (2)Jaghanacapalā (जघनचपला) refers to a variety of Capalā: one of the three main types of Gāthā: one of the oldest Prakrit meters probably developed out of the epic Anuṣṭubh, as discussed in books such as the Chandonuśāsana, Kavidarpaṇa, Vṛttajātisamuccaya and Svayambhūchandas.—There are three main kinds of a Gāthā, i.e., Pathyā, Vipulā and Capalā. The Capalā has the 2nd and the 4th caturmātras in either or both the halves preceded and followed by a long letter, and is accordingly Mukhacapalā, or Jaghanacapalā or Sarvacapalā.
Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJaghanacapalā (जघनचपला).—
1) an unchaste or libidinous woman; पत्यौ विदेशयाते परमसुखं जघनचपलायाः (patyau videśayāte paramasukhaṃ jaghanacapalāyāḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.173; प्रिया यथा स्याज्जघनचपला (priyā yathā syājjaghanacapalā) Bṛ. S.14.3.
2) a woman active in dancing.
Jaghanacapalā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jaghana and capalā (चपला).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJaghanacapalā (जघनचपला).—f.
(-lā) 1. A woman active as in dancing. 2. A species of the Aryaya metre.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJaghanacapalā (जघनचपला).—[feminine] libidinous woman (lit. moving the hips); [Name] of a metre.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Jaghanacapalā (जघनचपला):—[=jaghana-capalā] [from jaghana] f. ‘moving the hips’, a libidinous woman, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā civ, 3; Pañcatantra i, 4, 11]
2) [v.s. ...] a woman active in dancing, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] n. species of the Aryā metre.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJaghanacapalā (जघनचपला):—[jaghana-capalā] (lā) 1. f. Active dancer.
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Partial matches: Jaghana, Capala.
Full-text: Jaghanyacapala, Matravritta, Mukhacapala, Sarvacapala, Capala, Arya.
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