Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (Study)
by Padma Sugavanam | 2011 | 95,782 words
This page relates 鈥楰ohala and Gita (6): The concept of Alankara鈥� of the thesis dealing with Kohala鈥檚 contribution to the Sanskrit textual tradition of ancient Indian performing arts. The study focuses specifically on music (Gita), dance (Nritya), and drama (Natya). Although Kohala鈥檚 original works have not been found, numerous references to him across Lakshana-Granthas (treatises) and works by modern scholars indicate his significance.
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Kohala and G墨t膩 (6): The concept of 础濒补峁卥腻谤补
啶む啶班た啶粪し啷嵿啶� 啶膏啶栢啶ぞ啶� 啶曕ぅ啶苦い啶距 啶曕た啶侧ぞ啶侧啷嵿啶距ぐ啶� 啶い啶� 啶ぞ啶粪啶熰た啶曕啷嬥す啶侧ぞ啶︵啶啶� 啷�
啶呧え啷嵿く啷囙そ啶啶え啶ㄠ啶むぞ啶� 啶啶ㄠぐ啷囙さ啶啶灌啶ぞ 啶ㄠ啶曕啶むぞ 啶く啶� 啶掂た啶膏啶むぐ啶啶班啶｀ぞ 啶む 啷� 啷�.啷ェ啷� 啷�迟谤颈峁峁ａ弓丑颈 蝉补峁僰丑测腻岣� 办补迟丑颈迟腻岣� 办颈濒腻濒补峁卥腻谤腻 尘补迟腻 y膩峁ａ弓ikakohal膩dyai岣� |
anye'pyanant膩岣� punarevam奴hy膩 nokt膩 may膩 vistarabh墨ru峁嚹� te || 1.512 触触鈥�(厂补峁単墨迟补蝉耻诲丑腻, p. 55)
Govinda 顿墨办峁迟补 gives an elaborate treatment of the subject of 补濒补峁卥腻谤补蝉 in his work 厂补峁単墨迟补蝉耻诲丑腻. 础濒补峁卥腻谤补, literally means an ornament or something that is used as a tool for beautification. In musical parlance, 补濒补峁卥腻谤补 refers to tonal embellishement. In the music of the 诲别艣墨 蝉补尘辫谤补诲腻测补, 补濒补峁卥腻谤补 came to denote svara phrases with patterns.
艢腻谤峁単补诲别惫补 蝉补测蝉鈥�
啶掂た啶多た啶粪啶熰 啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶膏え啷嵿う啶班啶ぎ啶侧啷嵿啶距ぐ啶� 啶啶班啶曕啶粪い啷�
惫颈艣颈峁ａ弓补峁� var峁嘺sandarbham补濒补峁卥腻谤补峁� pracak峁te
R. K. Shringy and Prem Lata Sharma translate this statement thus:
啶むぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶膏啶啶班啶啶班啶氞啶涏え啶距 啶多啶︵啶оぞ啶� 啶粪ぞ啶∴さ啷屶ぁ啷佮さ啶苦い啷�啶曕啶むぞ啶� 啷� 啷�.啷ㄠキ啶呧が啷� 啷�
迟腻苍腻岣� 蝉测耻谤尘奴谤肠肠丑补苍腻岣� 艣耻诲诲丑腻岣� 峁Ｄ佱笉avau岣島vit墨k峁泃膩岣� | 4.27ab |鈥�(Sa峁単墨taratn膩kara of 艢腻谤峁単补诲别惫补: 1991: pp.179-180).
鈥�础濒补峁卥腻谤补 (tonal embellishment) is said to be a specific arrangement of tone-patterns鈥�.
Govinda 顿墨办峁迟补, after explaining all the varieties of 补濒补峁卥腻谤补蝉 with the appropriate examples, refers to the views of Kohala and 驰腻峁ａ弓颈办补, according to whom the 补濒补峁卥腻谤补蝉 are said to be sixty three in number. He later also says that that there are others who believe them to be infinite, but that he refrains from dwelling on the subject for fear of overstatement.
Even from the times of Bharata great importance has been given to the concept of 补濒补峁卥腻谤补. Bharata has speaks only of thirty three varieties of 补濒补峁卥腻谤补蝉. On the other hand, 艢ar峁単adeva describes sixty three varieties, but he does also mention that there are infinite varieties of 补濒补峁卥腻谤补蝉 but that he deals only with the ones that are famous (used in 濒补办峁补?)[1]. Govinda 顿墨办峁迟补, throughout his work 厂补峁単墨迟补蝉耻诲丑腻, has followed the path tread by 艢腻谤峁単补诲别惫补 and this subject of 补濒补峁卥腻谤补 is no exception. But in this case, he (Govinda 顿墨办峁迟补) has called upon the authority of Kohala and 驰腻峁ａ弓颈办补, whereas 艢腻谤峁単补诲别惫补 does not. The authenticity of Govinda 顿墨办峁迟补鈥檚 claim in this regard does appear a little questionable.
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ibid.: p. 264