# त्रिष्टुभ् (triṣṭubh)

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त्रिष्टुभ् (triṣṭubh) is a Sanskrit word meaning any metre of four times eleven syllables, a poetic metre with stanzas of forty-four syllables, the name of a Vedic metre, a kind of metre, a metre serving as a horse in the sun's chariot.

- **SLP1:** `trizwuB`  **IAST:** triṣṭubh  **Devanagari:** त्रिष्टुभ्
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trishtubh_%28Vedic_metre%29
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/trishtubh/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### A Poetic Metre (Chandas) (7 definitions)
- a Vedic poetic meter of four quarters of eleven syllables each  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 461,1] त्रि (tri) — ष्टुभ् (—ṣṭubh) f. a metre of 4 × 11 syllables ( Ṛg-veda-prātiśākhya (Title) xvi, 41 ff.; Nirukta, by Yāska (Title) vii, 12 ), Ṛg-veda (Title) viii ff.; VS. &c. ( ° भाम् अर्कौ (°bhām arkau) N. of 2 Sāmans) [ ID=88435 ]
- any metre of four times eleven syllables  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (in the later metrical system) any metre of 4 × 11 syllables. [ ID=88436 ]
- A poetic metre with stanzas of forty-four syllables.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > त्रिष्टुभ् (triṣṭubh) [Printed book page 391 ] त्रिष्टुभ् (triṣṭubh) f. ( - ष्टुप् (-ṣṭup) ) A form of metre, the stanza consisting of four lines of eleven syllables each, or of five lines, one of eleven Page392 and four of eight each, forming altogether forty-four syllables; there are other varieties. [ ID=18176 ]
- A poetic meter of forty-four syllables, typically consisting of four lines of eleven syllables each.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > त्रिष्टुभ् (triṣṭubh) [Printed book page 326-a ] त्रिष्टुभ् (triṣṭubh) f. ( - ष्टुप् (-ṣṭup) ) A form of metre, the stanza consisting of four lines of eleven syllables each, or of five lines, one of eleven and four of eight each, forming altogether forty-four syllables; there are other varieties. [ ID=18159 ]
- A kind of metre  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > त्रिष्टुभ् (triṣṭubh) [Printed book page 0379-a ] त्रिष्टुभ् (triṣṭubh) triṣṭubh, i. e. tri-stubh, f. A kind of metre, Bhāg. P. 3, 12, 45. [ ID=6162 ]
- the name of a Vedic metre  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > त्रिष्टुभ् (triṣṭubh) [Printed book page 213 ] त्रिष्टुभ् (triṣṭubh) f. N. of a metre. [ ID=12960 ]
- 1. A poetic metre. 2. A metre serving as a horse in the sun's chariot.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > त्रिष्टुभ् (triṣṭubh) [Printed book page 2-052 ] Triṣṭubh — a poetic metre; 1 a Chandas serving as a horse in the Sun's chariot, 2 with Gāyatri and Jagati forms the Tri- varṇam or Praṇava. 3 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. III. 12. 45; XI. 21. 41; M. 125. 47.] [ Footnote: 2) Br. II. 22. 72; Vā. 51. 64; Vi. II. 8. 5.] [ Footnote: 3) Br. II. 13. 145; Vā. 31. 47.] [ ID=5695 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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