अनुष्टुभ्

{ anuṣṭubh }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अनु-ष्टुभ्    1. ( √ स्तुभ्) to praise after, to follow in praising, [Nir.]

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अनु ष्टुभ्

अनु-ष्टुभ्  f.  2. f. प् ( nom. °ष्टु॑क्, [TS.]) following in praise or invocation

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अनु ष्टुभ्

अनुष्टोभति   a kind of metre consisting of four पादs or quarter-verses of eight syllables each (according to the [DaivBr.], quoted in [Nir. vii, 12], so called because it i.e. follows with its praise the गायत्री, which consists of three पादs), [RV. x, 130, 4, &c.]
(in later metrical systems, the अनुष्टुभ् constitutes a whole class of metres, consisting of four times eight syllables)
hence the number eight
speech, सरस्वती, [L.]
अनु-ष्टुभ्  mfn.  mfn. praising, [RV. x, 124, 9.]

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अनु ष्टुभ्

स्तुभ्   see 2. ( p. 1259)

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

अनुष्टुभ् [anuṣṭubh]   1 P. (˚स्तुभ्) To praise after, follow in praising.
अनुष्टुभ् [anuṣṭubh]  f. f. [अनु निरन्तरम् स्तुभ्यतेऽनया अनुष्टुप् वाक्]
Following in praise; speech.
Sarasvatī.
 N. N. of a class of metres consisting of four Pādas of 8 syllables each, the whole stanza consisting of 32 syllables (so called because it follows with its praise i. e. अनुष्टोभति the Gāyatrī, which has 3 Pādas), अनुष्टोभनादनुष्टुप्. In later metrical systems it stands as a general name for all metres which have 8 syllables in each foot (the highest possible number being computed to be 256); पञ्चमं लघु सर्वत्र सप्तमं द्विचतुर्थयोः । गुरु षष्ठं च पादानां शेषेष्वनियमो मतः ॥ which rule is sometimes violated. अनुष्टुभा सोम उक्थै- र्महस्वान् [Rv.1.13.4.]

Shabda-Sagara

अनुष्टुभ्  f.  ( -ष्टुप्)
1. A measure of verse, the stanza consisting four lines of eight syllables each, or three lines of eight, twelve, and twelve, making, in either case, thirty-two.
2. A name of SARASWATI.
E. अनु, and ष्टुभ् to stop, क्विप् aff.

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अनु ष्टुभ् क्विप्