Chaupāi
(चौपाई)Literal Meaning
Four-footed, a quatrain
Etymology & Sanskrit Root
From Sanskrit 'chatushpada' (four-footed) via Hindi/Awadhi — naming a four-line verse form.
Spiritual Insight & Context
The core verse form of a chalisa (literally "forty") — forty chaupais, each a complete quatrain, make up the body of hymns like the Hanuman Chalisa, easy to recite and remember as self-contained units.