Hindi Chhands Reference

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Hindi analysis is planned but not implemented in the current Sanskrit phase. This page is informational.

Why This Page Exists

This reference helps define Hindi chhand scope for future implementation while keeping Sanskrit analyzer quality as the current priority.

Indicative Hindi Chhand Groups

Chhand	Category	Notes
Doha (दोहा)	Mātrik	Traditionally treated as a matra-governed form.
Soratha (सोरठा)	Mātrik	Closely related to Doha with reversed cadence tendency.
Chaupai (चौपाई)	Mātrik	Widely used in devotional and epic compositions.
Rola (रोला)	Mātrik	Common in Hindi prosodic practice.
Kundaliya (कुंडलिया)	Composite	Composite structure; often requires stanza-level handling.
Harigītikā (हरिगीतिका)	Varnik/Mixed	May require special rule treatment.
Savaiya (सवैया)	Varnik/Mixed	Pattern variants exist across literary traditions.
Kavitta (कवित्त)	Mixed	Complex stylistic and structural variants.

Future Implementation Notes

Hindi rules will be modeled separately to avoid degrading Sanskrit quality.
Output format will stay explainable with visible intermediate calculations.
Benchmark-first validation will be mandatory before enabling Hindi analysis in production.