Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (Study)
by Padma Sugavanam | 2011 | 95,782 words
This page relates 鈥楰ohala and Gita (12): Musical Compositions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 (12): Musical Compositions
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啶膏ぎ啶ぐ啷嵿ぇ啶膏ぎ啶� 啶氞啶むた 啶掂た啶粪ぎ啶� 啶椸啶む啶� 啶む啶班た啶оぞ 啷�
啶う啷� 啶膏ぎ啶距え啶ぞ啶む啶班啶膏啶む 啶氞い啷佮ぐ啷嵿き啶苦 啶膏ぎ 啶夃啷嵿く啶む 啷� 啷�.啷ギ啷� 啷�
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啶溹ぞ啶い啷� 啶じ啷嵿く 啶椸啶むじ啷嵿く 啶むう啶班啶︵啶оじ啶ぎ啷�啶班た啶むぎ啷� 啷� 啷�.啷ギ啷� 啷�
啶氞い啷嵿さ啶距ぐ啷嬥そ啶た 啶啶ム啷嵿お啶距う啶� 啶じ啷嵿く 啶ぞ啶む啶班ぞ啶ㄠ啶膏啶栢啶く啶� 啷�
啶むう啷嵿啷�啶む 啶掂た啶粪ぎ啶� 啶啶班ぞ啶灌啶班啶啶ㄠく啷� 啶ぐ啶むぞ啶︵く啶� 啷� 啷�.啷ギ啷� 啷�kohal墨ye tu ka艣cana 惫颈艣别峁 耻办迟补岣�, sa yath膩鈥�
蝉补尘补尘补谤诲丑补蝉补尘补峁� ceti 惫颈峁尘补峁� 驳墨迟补办补峁� 迟谤颈诲丑腻 |
padai sam膩nam膩traistu caturbhi岣� sama ucyate || 1.485 ||
t峁泃墨yaprathamau p膩dau samau tu dvicaturthakau |
j膩yate yasya g墨tasya tadarddhasamam墨ritam || 1.486 ||
catv膩ro'pi p峁泃hakp膩d膩 yasya m膩tr膩nusa峁僰hyay膩 |
tadg墨ta峁� 惫颈峁尘补峁� pr膩hurmunayo bharat膩daya岣� || 1.487 ||鈥�(厂补峁単墨迟补苍腻谤腻测补峁嘺, Vol. I, p.310)
The author 笔耻谤耻峁迟迟补尘补 Mi艣r膩 describes the varieties of 办峁诲谤补驳墨迟补蝉 in detail and then he says that some varieties have been enumerated in 碍辞丑补濒墨测补.
According to Kohala, 驳墨迟补办补 is of three types鈥�
When all four 辫腻诲补蝉 have equal number if 尘腻迟谤补蝉, it is known as sama. When the first and third 辫腻诲补蝉 are equal and the second and fourth are equal, it is ardhasama, and when the four 辫腻诲补蝉 have different number if 尘腻迟谤补蝉 it is 惫颈峁尘补 驳墨迟补办补. The same verses are also found in the work 厂补峁単墨迟腻谤峁嘺惫补肠补苍诲谤颈办补[1] and 厂补峁単墨迟补蝉补谤补峁噄[2].
Mi艣r膩 and 狈墨濒补办补峁囜弓丑补 make a note that these are types of 蝉补峁卥补谤补驳墨迟补.
啶囙う啶� 啶膏啷嵿啶班啷�啶むさ啶苦し啶ぎ啶苦さ 啶啶班い啶苦き啶距い啶� 啷�
ida峁� 蝉补峁卥补谤补驳墨迟补vi峁yamiva pratibh膩ti |
鈥敵Р贯箙g墨迟补苍腻谤腻测补峁嘺: 2009: Vol. I: p.310
The use of the word 驳墨迟补办补 is interesting.
狈腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补 refers to varieties of 驳墨迟补办补 such as鈥�
The mention of Bharata in this above extract is more confusing because 狈腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补 does not mention sama, ardhasama or 惫颈峁尘补 驳墨迟补办补s.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
厂补峁単墨迟腻谤峁嘺惫补肠补苍诲谤颈办腻: 1995: V. 3.84-86: p.95
[2]:
厂补峁単墨迟补蝉补谤补峁噄: 2002: p.46