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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V墨峁嚹乼antra is another work that deals with the principles of T膩la,
Sruti, Laya and the lak峁峁嘺s of drumming.
啶忇啷嬥え啶掂た啶傕ざ 啶掂啶｀ぞ啶栢啶い啶ㄠ啶む啶班 啶侧啷嵿し啶｀お啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ啶｀啶 啷�
啶ㄠぞ啶︵が啷嵿ぐ啶灌啶ぞ啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶膏た啶︵啶оた啶班啶啶� 啶膏た啶︵啶о啶い啶� 啶掂 啶ㄠ啶｀ぞ啶 啷�
啶ㄠた啶粪ぞ啶︵ぞ啶︵た 啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嬥い啷嵿お啶む啶むた啶椸啶む啶む啶い啷嵿い啷囙い啶� 啶侧啷嵿し啶｀ぎ啷� 啷�
啶班ぞ啶椸ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶啶︵啶ムえ啶� 啶班ぞ啶椸啶距げ啶距え啷佮啷�啶班啶むえ啶 啷�
啶о啶掂え啶苦お啷嵿ぐ啶啶︵啶ムえ啶� 啶た啶多啶班ぞ啶た啶多啶班ぞ啶掂が啶班啶灌ぃ啶 啷�
啶むぞ啶侧ざ啷嵿ぐ啷佮い啶苦げ啶ぞ啶︵啶ㄠぞ啶啶︵啶さ啶多啶氞啶さ啶班啶｀え啶 啷�
啶氞い啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啶苦ぇ啶距え啶距 啶掂啶｀ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶侧啷嵿し啶｀ 啶むえ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶苦げ啶曕啶粪ぃ啶 啷�
啶曕た啶ㄠ啶ㄠぐ啶膏啶掂ぐ啶え啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶距う啶� 啶侧啷嵿し啶｀ 啶啶� 啶侧啷嵿し啶｀ぎ啷� 啷�
啶粪ぁ啷嵿啷�啶むぞ啶︵た 啶啶班啶ムえ啶啶む啶い啷嵿い啶苦じ啷嵿ぅ啶距え啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶ㄠぎ啷� 啷�
啶忇さ啶ぞ啶︵啶ㄠた 啶曕啶班啶む啶え啷嵿い啷� 啶じ啷嵿ぎ啶苦え啷� 啶むえ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啷� 啶膏す啶膏啶班ざ啶� 啷�
[ekonavi峁兣沘 v墨峁嚹乲hyatantra峁� lak峁峁嘺pram膩峁嘺kam |
n膩dabrahm膩nandasiddhiryena siddhyati vai n峁涐箛膩m ||
ni峁Ｄ乨膩di svarotpattig墨totpatteti lak峁峁嘺m |
r膩g膩n膩峁� bhedakathana峁� r膩gak膩l膩nuk墨rtanam |
dhvaniprabhedakathana峁� mi艣r膩mi艣r膩vabarha峁嘺m |
t膩la艣rutilay膩d墨n膩mudbhava艣copavar峁嘺nam ||
caturvidh膩n膩峁� v墨峁嚹乶膩峁� lak峁峁嘺峁� tantrilak峁峁嘺m |
kinnarasvarayantr膩di lak峁峁嘺峁� mela lak峁峁嘺m ||
峁岣峠墨t膩di prakathanamutpattisth膩navar峁嘺nam |
evam膩d墨ni k墨rtyante yasmin tantre sahasra艣a岣� ||
] Vin膩tantra - 19th tantra
The 19th Tantra namely the V墨峁嚹乼antra gives the lak峁峁嘺s of Music.
The aim of music is to attain the bliss of N膩da. It describes the lak峁峁嘺s
of the origins of svaras. It describes the various varieties of r膩ga, t膩la,
Sruti, laya and dhvani. The four varieties of Vin膩s (stringed) and the
Mela is comprised of concepts like 艢ruti, Svara, Yantra are given. The
production of sound and modulations are the other factors that are
explained in this Tantra.
The 28th tantra Trot膩latantra also states the various T膩la aspects.
Trot膩la tantra explains the T膩las, and its 28 varieties. The finger mode of
counting the t膩la, the M膩rga-mode of play, K膩la-tempo, Laya-Time
pause, Graha-beginning place of song, which all have sprung up from
the mouth of Lord Siva, are explained in this text.
啶掂啶班啶むぞ啶侧え啶距ぎ啶曕 啶むえ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶し啷嵿啶距さ啶苦ざ啶� 啶膏げ啶曕啶粪啶 啷�
啶じ啷嵿ぎ啶苦え啷� 啶ぐ啶むじ啶班啶掂じ啷嵿さ啶� 啶膏ぞ啶曕啶粪ぞ啶氞啶涏た啶掂ぎ啷佮ぐ啶掂啶呧い啶 啷�
啶侧啷嵿し啶｀ 啶むぞ啶侧ぅ啷囙う啶距え啶距ぎ啶權啶椸啶侧啶ㄠ啶ぞ啶ㄠげ啶曕啶粪ぃ啶 啷�
啶ぞ啶班啶椸啷嵿ぐ啶苦く啶距啷嵿啶溹ぞ啶む啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶曕げ啶距啷嵿ぐ啶灌げ啶啶︵啶さ啶� 啷�
啶掂ぞ啶︵た啶膏お啷嵿い啶むぞ啶侧ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶むう啷嵿き啷囙う啶距え啶距 啶� 啶侧啷嵿し啶｀ぎ啷� 啷�
啶掂啶ㄠぞ啶た啶曕ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶啶多ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶掂ぞ啶椸啶さ啶距え啶距 啶� 啶侧啷嵿し啶｀ぎ啷� 啷�
啶呧え啷嵿く啷囙し啶距 啶むぞ啶侧啷嬥啷�啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶多た啶掂ぞ啶椸ぎ啶啶掂ぞ啶� 啶むぅ啶� 啷�
啶掂た啶оぞ啶む啶班た啶た啶ㄠ啶ㄠげ啷�啶侧ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶じ啷嵿ぎ啶苦え啷� 啶むえ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啷� 啶啶班啷�啶班啶む啶い啷� 啷むイ
[vrot膩lan膩maka峁� tantrama峁ａ弓膩vi艣a峁� salak峁kam |
yasmin bharatasarvasva峁� s膩k峁Ｄ乧chivamuravoatam |
lak峁峁嘺峁� t膩lathed膩n膩ma峁単ulonm膩nalak峁峁嘺m |
m膩rgakriy膩峁単aj膩t墨n膩峁� kal膩grahalayodbhava岣� |
v膩disaptat膩l膩n膩峁� tadbhed膩n膩峁� ya lak峁峁嘺m |
vain膩yik膩n膩mai艣膩n膩峁� v膩gbhav膩n膩峁� ca lak峁峁嘺m |
anye峁Ｄ佱箖 t膩lako峁玭膩峁� 艣iv膩gamabhuv膩峁� tath膩 |
vidh膩tribhinnal墨l膩n膩峁� yasmin tantre prak墨rtyate ||
]
