SHLOKA

A 'shloka' (श्लोक; also spelt sloka) is a form of Hindu prayer, verse, phrase, proverb or hymn of praise, usually composed in a specified meter, typically part of stotras. The most common form in classical (post-Vedic) poetry is the anustubh, a verse of four padas (feet), each of eight syllables. Anustubhs are the primary verse form of the Sanskrit epics, Mahabharata and Ramayana. Use of anustubhs became prevalent to the point of "shloka" often being used as a synonym of "anustubh".

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★ Aksharaslokam

★ Prayer in Hinduism

★ Vedic meter