Chaupai (poetry)
A chaupai is a
Hindi poetry, that uses a metre
of four syllables.
Famous chaupais include those of poet-saint
Ramcharitamanas and poem Hanuman Chalisa
) .
Chaupai is identified by a syllable count 16/16, counted with a value of 1 in case of Hrasva (short sounding letter) and 2 in case of Dirgha (long sounding letter).
Examples
Some of the famous 40 chaupais (known as "chalisa");
- Hanuman Chalisa
- Ganesh Chalisa
- Shiv Chalisa
See also
- Chhand (poetry)
- Chaupai (Sikhism)
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