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नष्टरूपा (naSTarUpA)

 
Monier Williams Cologne
English
नष्ट—रूपा
f.
N.
of a metre,
RPrāt.
Abhyankara Grammar
English
नष्टरूपा name given to an anustup verse which has nine, ten and eleven syllables respectively for the first, second and third feet
e.g. विपृच्छामि पाक्यान् देवान् RV.1.120.4
cf. R.Pr. XVI. 29. The verse has got 32 syllables, but it has only three feet instead of four.
Wordnet
Sanskrit
Synonyms:
नष्टरूपा
noun
एकं छन्दः
"नष्टरूपायाः उल्लेखः ऋग्वेद-प्रातिशाख्ये अस्ति"