A chaupai is a quatrain

Quatrain

A quatrain is a stanza, or a complete poem, consisting of four lines of verse. Existing in various forms, the quatrain appears in poems from the poetic traditions of various ancient civilizations including Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, and China; and, continues into the 21st century, where it is...

 verse of Indian poetry, especially medieval Hindi poetry, that uses a metre

Meter (poetry)

In poetry, metre is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse. Many traditional verse forms prescribe a specific verse metre, or a certain set of metres alternating in a particular order. The study of metres and forms of versification is known as prosody...

 of four syllables.

Famous chaupais include those of poet-saint Tulsidas

Tulsidas

Tulsidas , was a Hindu poet-saint, reformer and philosopher renowned for his devotion for the god Rama...

, used in his classical texts of Ramcharitamanas and in the Hanuman Chalisa

Hanuman Chalisa

Hanuman Chalisa |Forty chaupai]]s on Hanuman") is a devotional song based on Lord Hanuman as the model devotee. It is a poem written by Tulsidas in the Awadhi language, and is his best known Hindu text apart from the Ramcharitmanas...

 and also in Sikh

Sikh

A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...

 prayer Chaupai

Chaupai (Sikhism)

Benti Chaupai is a hymn by Guru Gobind Singh.Benti Chaupai consists of three parts: Kabiyo Bach Benti Chaupai, Arril and Chaupai, and Savaiye and Dohra. Kabiyo Bach Benti Chaupai is normally referred to as Chaupai in short...

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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 Dhirga (long sounding letter)

See also

Some of the famous 40 chaupais (known as "chalisa");

• Ganesh Chalisa
  Ganesh Chalisa
  Ganesh Chalisa |Forty chaupai]]s on Ganesh") is a devotional song based on Lord Ganesh as the model devotee of the Hindu. It is a poem written in the Awadhi language. The Ganesh Chalisa has gained enormous popularity among the modern-day Hindus...
  
  
• Shiv Chalisa
  Shiv Chalisa
  Shiv Chalisa is a devotional song dedicated Hindu deity, Lord Shiva. Adapted from the Shiva Purana, it consists of 40 chaupais and recited daily or on special festivals like Maha Shivaratri by Shivaites, and worshipers of Shiva.-Shiva:Shiva is a major Hindu deity and the Destroyer or...
  
  
• Hanuman Chalisa
  Hanuman Chalisa
  Hanuman Chalisa |Forty chaupai]]s on Hanuman") is a devotional song based on Lord Hanuman as the model devotee. It is a poem written by Tulsidas in the Awadhi language, and is his best known Hindu text apart from the Ramcharitmanas...
  
  
• Chhand (poetry)
  Chhand (poetry)
  A chhand or schand is a quatrain used in the poetic traditions of North India and Pakistan.-Chhands in culture:In the culture of the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, it is customary for chhands to be recited at ceremonial occasions such as weddings, where they are used by grooms to...
  
  
• Chaupai (Sikhism)
  Chaupai (Sikhism)
  Benti Chaupai is a hymn by Guru Gobind Singh.Benti Chaupai consists of three parts: Kabiyo Bach Benti Chaupai, Arril and Chaupai, and Savaiye and Dohra. Kabiyo Bach Benti Chaupai is normally referred to as Chaupai in short...
  
  

External links

• Hanuman Chalisa
• Ganesh Chalisa
• Chalisa knol
• Doha (poetry)
  Doha (poetry)
  namshka:For the town in Kuwait, see Doha and For the city in Qatar, see DohaDoha is a form of self-contained rhyming couplet in poetry...
  
  
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