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 3 - Musical Instruments of India (with reference to Sanskrit literary sources)
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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啶むう啶苦い啷嵿じ啶оじ啷嵿ぅ啶き啶� 啶氞ぞ啶班 啶︵啶оく 啶椸ぞ啶掂 啶啷嵿啶距じ啶ㄠ啶掂す啶む啶� 啶� 啶о啶ㄠさ啶� 啷�
啶ぞ啶むぞ 啶え啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ啶む啶班啶啶ムじ啷嵿く 啶啶班啶掂啶ぞ啶た 啶掂ぞ啶｀じ啷嵿く 啶膏お啷嵿い啶оぞ啶む啶班た啶溹啶溹え啶� 啷�
[taditsadhasthamabhi c膩ru d墨dhaya g膩vo yacch膩sanvahatu峁� na dhenava岣� |
m膩t膩 yanmantury奴thasya p奴rvy膩bhi v膩峁嘺sya saptadh膩turijjana岣� ||
] Rg Veda (10.32.4)
Shine, Indra, upon this elegant chamber of sacrifice, when our
praises desire your approach; since the praise of the worshipper
precedes the adoration, this person accompanied by the seven officiating
priests is offering the prayers.
膧gh膩峁璱: The cymbals are also referred to in the Vedas.
啶掂啶粪ぞ啶班さ啶距く 啶掂う啶む 啶う啷佮お啶距さ啶むた 啶氞た啶氞啶氞た啶曕 啷�
啶嗋啶距啶苦き啶苦ぐ啶苦さ 啶оぞ啶掂く啶ㄠ啶ㄠぐ啶｀啶ぞ啶ㄠた啶班啶す啷�啶い啷� 啷�
[v峁涐梗膩rav膩ya vadate yadup膩vati ciccika岣� |
膩gh膩峁璱bhiriva dh膩vayannara峁噛膩nirmah墨yate ||
] Rg Veda (10.146.2)
When the ciccika replys to the crying vrsarava, aranyani is
exhalted, resonant, as if with cymbals.
Translations to all the Rg Veda are from the book titled 'Rg Veda
Samhita' by H.H.Wilson and Bh膩峁a of S膩ya峁嚹乧膩rya edited and revised
by Ravi Prakash Arya and K.L.Joshi - Parimal Publications, New Delhi,
published in the year - 1997.
3.2 Musical instruments in Yajur Veda
Dundubhi and 膧hanya are referred to in the Yajur Veda.
啶ㄠぎ啷� 啶︵啶ㄠ啶︵啶啶ぞ啶� 啶氞ぞ啶灌え啶ㄠ啶ぞ啶� 啶� 啷�
[namo dundubhy膩ya c膩hanany膩ya ca |
] Yajur Veda IV-5-7-1
Homage to him (Rudra), of the drum and to him of the drumstick.
