Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (Study)
by Padma Sugavanam | 2011 | 95,782 words
This page relates 鈥楰ohala and Gita (8): The concept of Upanga-Bhashanga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 (8): The concept of Up膩峁単a-Bh膩峁Ｄ乶ga
啶呧ぅ 啶椸ぞ啶啶啶班 (啷�)
啶粪ぁ啷嵿啶椸啶班ぎ啶距き啶苦ぐ啶距ぎ啶� 啶ㄠぐ啶灌ぐ啶苦う啶た啶むぞ 啶膏啷嵿ぐ啶灌ぞ啶傕ざ啶� 啶い啶距ぐ啶� 啶膏ぞ啶ㄠ啶むぞ 啶膏ぞ啶ㄠ啶むお啷嵿ぐ啶啶溹啶ぞ 啶ぐ啶苦お啶椸ぎ啶く啷佮啷� 啶粪ぁ啷嵿啶む 啶啶班啶涏え啶距あ啷嵿く啶� 啷�
啶ぞ啶粪ぞ啶權啶椸 啶︵え啷嵿い啶苦げ啷嬥啷嵿い啷囙ぐ啶苦く啶啶� 啶椸う啶苦い啷嬥お啶距啷嵿啶曕 啶曕啶灌げ啶距う啷嵿く啷堗ぐ啷嵿啶距ぎ啷嵿き啷�啶班 (啶曕啶侧ぞ啶灌げ啶距う啷嵿く啷堗ぐ啷嵿啶距ぎ啷嵿き啷�啶班) 啶啶た啶ぐ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶� 啶啶ㄠぐ啶苦く啶啶︵た啶むぞ 啶啶粪た啶むぞ啶班啶灌た啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啷堗 啷� 啷� 啷�
啶� 啶膏 啶膏 啶� 啶 啶оぞ 啶� 啶ㄠ 啶膏ぞ 啶� 啶оぞ 啶 啶� 啶ㄠ 啶 啶� 啶膏 啶膏 啶� 啶膏 啶膏 啶ㄠた 啶膏 啶椸 啷�
啶� 啶о 啶膏 啶� 啶膏 啶 啶� 啶膏 啶ㄠ 啶� 啶膏 啶椸 啶� 啶ㄠ 啶膏ぞ 啶� 啶ぞ 啶椸ぞ 啶� 啶оぞ 啶 啶ㄠた 啶膏 啶膏 啷�
啶囙い啷嵿く啶侧ぞ啶 啷�atha 驳腻尘产丑墨谤墨 (1)
峁岣峧agram膩bhir膩m膩 naraharidayit膩 sagrah膩峁兣浤� mat膩r膩 s膩nt膩 s膩ntaprayojy膩 paripagamapayuk 峁岣峧ato m奴rchan膩岣峢y膩 |
产丑腻峁Ｄ佱箙驳补峁� dantilokteriyamuta gaditop膩峁単aka峁� kohal膩dyair驳腻尘产丑墨谤墨 (kol膩hal膩dyair驳腻尘产丑墨谤墨) bh奴mibhartr膩 punariyamudit膩 bh奴峁t膩rohivar峁嘺i岣� || 2 ||
sa sa峁� sa峁� ga ma峁� dh膩 ma n墨 s膩 ma dh膩 ma峁� sa n墨 ma峁� ga sa峁� sa峁� ga sa峁� sa峁� ni sa峁� ga峁� |
sa dha峁� sa峁� ga sa峁� ma峁� sa sa峁� n墨 dha sa峁� ga峁� ma n墨 s膩 ga m膩 g膩 ma dh膩 ma峁� ni sa峁� sa峁� ||
ityal膩pa岣� ||鈥�(Sa峁単墨tar膩ja, G墨taratnako艣a, R膩goll膩sa, Bh膩峁峁単a-辫补谤墨办峁峁嘺 [Bh膩峁峁単a辫补谤墨办峁峁嘺m], p.423)
惭补丑腻谤腻峁嘺 Kumbha gives the above definition of the 驳腻尘产丑墨谤墨 产丑腻峁Ｄ�. Here he says that Dantila (Dattila) holds it to be 产丑腻峁Ｄ佱箙ga where as Kohala deems it 耻辫腻峁単补. This 产丑腻峁Ｄ� called 驳腻尘产丑墨谤墨 is not to be found in 惭补迟补峁単补鈥檚 叠峁沨补诲诲别艣墨. 艢腻谤峁単补诲别惫补 while enumerating the 鈥�辫谤腻办-prasiddha-谤腻驳补蝉, mentions 驳腻尘产丑墨谤墨 as the first one in his list of 产丑腻峁Ｄ佱箙ga 谤腻驳补蝉.
Kallin膩tha gives a definition for this 产丑腻峁Ｄ佱箙ga 谤腻驳补. He says鈥�
啶粪ぁ啷嵿啶椸啶班す啶距啶多ぞ 啶椸ぞ啶啶啶班 啶啷嵿啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶むぞ 啶膏ぎ啶膏啶掂ぐ啶� 啷�
啶膏ぎ啷嵿お啷傕ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶� 啶むぞ啶班し啶∴啶溹ぞ 啶� 啶膏啶掂ぐ啷囙し啷嵿さ啶侧啶ぞ啶︵た啶掂ぐ啷嵿啶苦い啶� 啷�峁岣峧agrah膩峁兣浤� 驳腻尘产丑墨谤墨 pa帽cam膩nt膩 samasvar膩 |
samp奴r峁嚹� 迟腻谤补峁岣峧膩 ca svare峁alp膩divarjit膩 ||[1]
The defintions of Kallin膩tha and Kumbha appear to be slightly different (For instance, where Kumbha says ma is the 迟腻谤补 note and sa as the anta (苍测腻蝉补) svara, Kallin膩tha presecribes sa as 迟腻谤补 and pa as anta).
顿别艣墨 谤腻驳补蝉 were classified into 谤腻驳腻峁単补, 产丑腻峁Ｄ佱箙ga, 办谤颈测腻峁単补 and 耻辫腻峁単补 varieties. Of these, 谤腻驳腻峁単补 谤腻驳补蝉 are those that had a close association with the 驳谤腻尘补 谤腻驳补蝉, 产丑腻峁Ｄ佱箙ga 谤腻驳补蝉 are those whch were linked to the 产丑腻峁Ｄ乻, vi产丑腻峁Ｄ乻 and antara产丑腻峁Ｄ乻 of the 驳谤腻尘补 谤腻驳补蝉, 办谤颈测腻峁単补 谤腻驳补蝉 are those that were related to specific emotive situations and 耻辫腻峁単补 谤腻驳补蝉 are those which could not be classified under any of the above three categories[2].
The concept of 产丑腻峁Ｄ� is very much one that belongs to the 诲别艣墨 tradition. It is a well-established fact that Dattila wrote only on 驳腻苍诲丑补谤惫补. The concepts of 产丑腻峁Ｄ佱箙ga and 耻辫腻峁単补 are too far removed from 驳腻苍诲丑补谤惫补. Therefore, this link of Dattila to this 产丑腻峁Ｄ� appears to be of doubtful authenticity. And consequently it is very likely that the connection to Kohala is also ambiguous.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
厂补峁僩墨迟补谤补迟苍腻办补谤补: 1976: Vol. II: Comm: p.145
[2]:
厂补峁単墨迟补谤补迟苍腻办补谤补 of 艢腻谤峁単补诲别惫补: 1996: p.15