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Essay name: Musical Instruments in Sanskrit Literature

Author: S. Karthick Raj KMoundinya
Affiliation: University of Madras / Department of Sanskrit

The essay studies the Musical Instruments in Sanskrit Literature and its relationship with the South Indian musical tradition. The study emphasizes the universal appeal of music and documents how it pervades various aspects of life, art, literature, painting, and sculpture.

Chapter 2 - Origin and evolution of Music and Musical instruments

Page:

43 (of 99)


External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)


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वाचं अव सन्धते भूमिदुन्दुभिम् � झन्त� �
यैवेमा� वा� प्रविष्ठ ता� एवाव सन्धते �

[vāca� ava sandhate bhūmidundubhim ā jhanti |
yaivemā� vāka praviṣṭha tā� evāva sandhate ||
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cazikha (Yajur Veda VII-5-9-3)
They beat the drum, verily they win that
Speech which has entered this (earth);
verily also they conquer the earth.

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