Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study)
by A. Yamuna Devi | 2012 | 77,297 words | ISBN-13: 9788193658048
This page relates 鈥楲aya (tempo)鈥� of the study on the Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (in English) which represents a commentary on the Amarakosha of Amarasimha. These ancient texts belong the Kosha or 鈥渓exicography鈥� category of Sanskrit literature which deals with the analysis and meaning of technical words from a variety of subjects, such as cosmology, anatomy, medicine, hygiene. The Amarakosa itself is one of the earliest of such text, dating from the 6th century A.D., while the Amarakoshodghatana is the earliest known commentary on that work.
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Laya (tempo)
Layas (Cf. I. 6. 10; p. 50):
[Harmony]
础尘补谤补办辞艣补 gives laya as 蝉腻尘测补. This is elaborated upon by 碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 as the harmony in music and dance i.e., where there is no disproportion鈥�
m膩nameyayorany奴n膩dhikye 艣li峁ａ弓at膩 layo drut膩di岣� v膩dy膩d墨苍腻尘补nyonya峁� samatvamiti 测腻惫补迟 |
He also adds that laya as a special variety of 迟腻濒补 (as in 狈腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补. XXXI. 1) is different from the above鈥�
迟腻濒补vi艣e峁stu layo'nya岣� |
狈腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补 (XXXIII. 125) defines it as鈥�
鈥淭he playing which follows the song equally in its performance in slow, medium and quick tempos, shows conformity of Laya (tempo)鈥�
sthite madhye drute 惫腻辫颈 laye 驳腻苍补峁� ca yadbhavet tathaivayad bhaved 惫腻诲测补峁� tadvai layasama峁� bhavet |
Vilambita, Druta and Madhyama (I. 6. 9; p. 50)鈥�
础尘补谤补办辞艣补 mentions that vilambita, druta and madhyama are respectively called tatvam, ogha and ghana. These are the three layas (tempo)鈥搒low, fast and medium and they are respectively known as tatvam, ogha and ghana
The 狈腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补 (XXXIII. 36-40)[1] also mentions these as the three layas and three gatis respectively.