The Sanskrit term Svara Śikṣā can be transliterated into English as Svara Siksa or Svara Shiksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.)

Source: Wisdomlib Libary: Śikṣā

Svara Shiksha (स्वर शिक्षा, Svara Śikṣā): Name of a traditional Hindu treatise on the subject of Shiksha (one of the six Vedangas, dealing with Sanskrit phonetics and phonology).

context information

Shiksha (शिक्षा, śikṣā) deals with Sanskrit linguistics and represents a branch of vedanga (vedic ancillary science). Shiksha deals with subjects such as phonetics, phonology, study of sound, letters of the Sanskrit alphabet and related topics. Much attention is also given to the study of recitation (patha) of Vedic verses.

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: Peter Freund: A Critical Edition of Svara Śikṣā

Svara Śikṣā takes as its special province or focus the pronunciation of the different pitches or accents with which the ancient Vedic texts are properly recited, accents which are considered to be phonemic in character, unlike the melodies in which the familiar meters of classical Sanskrit are recited,that have no bearing upon the meaning. Even though most Śikṣā are associated with specific Vedas, and give rules specific to their respective Vedas, Svara Śikṣā apparently gives rules that are broadly applicable, and explicitly mentions Ṛg, Sāma and Yajur Vedas in the closing verses (34 and 35). Nevertheless, an association with Yajur-Veda seems most likely because of the detailed treatment of the hasta svara mode of recitation.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shiksha, Svara.

Full-text: Svarashiksha.

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