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)
36 (of 114)
External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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The sounds of the divine gongs Devadundubhi are heard all over.
啶むい啷� 啶呧き啷嵿く啶掂ぐ啷嵿い啶ㄠ啶� 啶樴え啶� 啶︵た啶掂啶ぞ啶� 啶曕啶膏啶� 啶掂啶粪啶熰く啶� 啷�
啶︵啶� 啶︵啶ㄠ啶︵啶た 啶樴啶粪 啶� 啶︵た啶曕啶粪 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶距じ啷� 啶多啶多啶班啶掂 啷�
[tato abhyavartanta ghan膩 divy膩岣� kusuma v峁涐梗峁璦ya岣� |
deva dundubhi gho峁岣� ca dik峁 sarv膩su 艣u艣ruve ||
] R膩m膩yana ( II - 91-25)
Thereafter wonderful clouds let loose a rain of flowers, while the
sound of divine gongs could be heard on every side.
We find a nice description of the Concert of Nature in accordance
with Musical Instruments. 啶
啶粪い啷嵿お啶︵い啶傕い啷嵿ぐ啷� 啶ぇ啷佮ぐ啶距き啶苦ぇ啶距え啶� 啶啶侧さ啶傕啶啶︵啶班た啶� 啶曕ぃ啷嵿啶むぞ啶侧ぎ啷� 啷�
啶粪啷嵿お啶距う
啶嗋さ啶苦し啷嵿啷冟い啶 啶啶� 啶啶︵啶� 啶ㄠぞ啶︵啶� 啶掂え啷囙し啷� 啶膏啶椸啶むぎ啶苦さ 啶啶班さ啷冟い啷嵿い啶 啷�
[mo
峁tpadata峁僼r墨 madhur膩bhidh膩na峁� plava峁僩amud墨rita ka峁囜弓hat膩lam |
峁峁璸腻诲补
膩vi峁峁泃am megha m峁沝a峁僩a n膩dai岣� vane峁 sa峁僩墨tamiva prav峁泃tam ||
] TV
R膩m膩yana (11-28-36)
Melodious string bass of honeybees as stringed, frogs crocking as
vocal rhythm, thunder of clouds as drumbeats, music has commenced in
the forest as though programmed.
Wind instruments like Ve峁噓 are referred to in the following verse.
啶掂啶｀啶膏啶掂え啶掂啶啷嵿啶苦い啶む啶班啶ぎ啶苦ざ啷嵿ぐ啶� 啶啶班い啷嵿く啷傕し啶曕ぞ啶侧ぞ啶ㄠた啶侧じ啶傕お啷嵿ぐ啶掂啶︵啶о 啷�
啶膏啶啶班啶涏た啶む 啶椸す啷嵿さ啶班啷嬥さ啷冟し啶距ぃ啶距ぎ啶ㄠ啶啶洁え啷嵿く啶距ぎ啶距お啷傕ぐ啶い啷�啶� 啶多が啷嵿う啶� ||
[ve峁噓svanavya帽jitat奴ryami艣ra岣� praty奴峁k膩l膩nilasa峁僷rav峁沝dha岣� |
sa峁僲奴rchito gahvaragov峁涐梗膩峁嚹乵anyo'ny膩m膩p奴rayat墨va 艣abda岣� ||
] R膩m膩yana (IV-30-51)
While describing the spring season, the poet describes the
atmosphere being filled by the pleasing sounds of cows and buffalos
along with the musical instruments such as Flute etc.
Muraja: This drum is reffered to in a stanza.
啶灌じ啶苦い啷嬥い啷嵿啷冟し啷嵿啶ㄠた啶ㄠう啷堗じ啷嵿い啷傕ぐ啷嵿く啶樴啶粪お啷佮ぐ啶� 啶膏ぐ啷堗 啷�
啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶距啷嵿啷佮ざ啶ㄠた啶曕ぞ啶多啶多啶� 啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶溹ぞ啶侧さ啶苦き啷傕し啶苦い啷堗 啷�
[hasitotk峁涐梗峁璦ninadaist奴ryagho峁pura岣� sarai岣� |
vajr膩峁卥u艣anik膩艣ai艣ca vajraj膩lavibh奴峁tai岣� ||
] R膩m膩yana (V-4-5)
Being hailed by the deep sounds from Muraja etc., shining with
brilliant gem-studded mansions resembling the Ir膩vata, the city of
Lanka, shone in great brilliance.
