Malayamaruta, Malayamāruta, Malaya-maruta: 2 definitions
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Malayamaruta 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.
In Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Journal of the University of Bombay Volume V: Apabhramsa metres (2)Malayamāruta (मलयमारुत) is the name of a antarasama-catuṣpadi metre (also known as Ardhasama), as discussed in books such as the Chandonuśāsana, Kavidarpaṇa, Vṛttajātisamuccaya and Svayambhūchandas.—Rāsa is made up of 9 and 10 mātrās in their odd and even lines respectively.
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
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMalayamāruta (ಮಲಯಮಾರುತ):—
1) [noun] the wind blowing from the Malaya range of mountains, carrying the sweet smell of sandalwood.
2) [noun] (mus.) in Karnāṭaka system, a mode derived from the main mode Cakravāka.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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