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
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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हरीतक्याकृतिस्त्वङ् [īٲṛtٱ�] �क्यो यवमध्यस्तयोर्ध्वकाः।
[kyo yavamadhyastayordhvakāḥ|
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(Natya'sistra - Chapter XXXIII - 293)
The Drums are of three shapes. In shape
they are like Haritaki (myrobalan fruit),
(barby) and go puccha (comic tail) and
the first is to be placed on the lap, the second
to be placed facing upwards and the third
to be tred to the warst.
yava
