As a Hindi name
छन्दोग · ćhandog · s.m.
See s.v. ćhand, 'metre.' — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 465
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘singer in metre’, chanter of the, Udgātṛ priest, &c.
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Dictionary citations
chando—ga m. (√ gai) ‘singer in metre’, chanter of the SV., Udgātṛ priest, AitBr. iii, 32; ŚBr. x; ŚāṅkhŚr. &c.
chandoga m. (-gaḥ) A reciter, or chanter of the Sāma Veda. E. chandas the metre of the Vedas, and ga who sings.
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