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* It is generally defined as a stanza set to metrical norms and conveying some definite meaning. | * It is generally defined as a stanza set to metrical norms and conveying some definite meaning. | ||
* Pādas<ref>Pādas means lines.</ref> and mātrās<ref>Mātrās means syllabic instants.</ref> are the regulating principles. | * Pādas<ref>Pādas means lines.</ref> and mātrās<ref>Mātrās means syllabic instants.</ref> are the regulating principles. | ||
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| − | * The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore | + | * The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram [[Krishna]] Math, Bangalore |
Latest revision as of 16:57, 19 December 2016
By Swami Harshananda
Sometimes transliterated as: Rc, rk, Rc, Rk, RRic, rrik
- Ṛc, ṛk is a mantra of the Rgveda.
- It is generally defined as a stanza set to metrical norms and conveying some definite meaning.
- Pādas[1] and mātrās[2] are the regulating principles.
References
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore
