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A common metre in Sanskrit poetry, consisting of 32 syllables per stanza, arranged in four lines (pādas) of eight syllables each.
Example structure: X X X X । X X X X ॥ (where X can be any syllable type, specific rules apply for rhythm)
Learn more about Chandas →विद्या ददाति विनयं विनयाद् याति पात्रताम् ।
पात्रत्वाद्धनमाप्नोति धनाद्धर्मं ततः सुखम् ॥
(Knowledge gives humility, from humility one attains character;
from character one acquires wealth, from wealth good deeds (dharma)
follow, and then happiness.)
ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय ।
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ।
मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ॥
(Om, lead me from the unreal to the real.
Lead me from darkness to light.
Lead me from death to immortality.)