antya vipulā

 Antyavipulā is a Sanskrit term naming a specific variety of the Vipulā metre, a subtype of the Āryā class of quantitative metres in Sanskrit prosody.

What the word means

• antya — “last, final”

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• vipulā — a well‑known class of metres in Sanskrit prosody, especially variations of the Āryā metre

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  Together, antya‑vipulā literally means “the Vipulā whose distinguishing feature is in the last (antya) part/half”.
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Technical definition in Sanskrit prosody

The supplied Sanskrit dictionary entry gives the clearest technical description

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• Antyavipulā is a regulated quantitative metre (mātrāvṛtta).
• It is a species of the Āryā and a variety of the Vipulā.
• Structure:
  • Two lines (as in all Āryā‑type metres).
  • First line: 30 mātrās (equivalent to 7½ feet).
  • Second line: 27 mātrās (also 7½ feet).
• Caesura (pause):
  • In the first line, the pause occurs after the 12th mātrā (i.e., after the 3rd foot).
  • In the second line, the pause is placed differently (i.e., not at the same position as in the first).

This placement of the caesura is what distinguishes Antyavipulā from other Vipulā types such as Ādivipulā (“initial Vipulā”) and Ubhayavipulā (“both‑sided Vipulā”).

Relation to the Vipulā family

The Vipulā variations are standard subdivisions of the Āryā metre. The dictionary confirms that Antya‑vipulā is one of the recognized Vipulā types

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Summary

Antyavipulā is:

• A technical term in Sanskrit chandas (prosody).
• A subtype of the Vipulā variation of the Āryā metre.
• Defined by 30 mātrās in the first line, 27 in the second, and a distinctive caesura placement, especially the 12‑mātrā pause in the first line.