A shloka (शà¥à¤²à¥‹à¤•; also spelt sloka) is a form of Hindu prayer, verse, phrase, proverb or hymn of praise, usually composed in a specified meter, typically part of stotras. The most common form in classical (post-Vedic) poetry is the anustubh, a verse of four padas (feet), each of eight syllables. Anustubhs are the primary verse form of the Sanskrit epics, Mahabharata and Ramayana.
