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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Vin膩, Venu, Mrdanga 啶む啶班啶じ啶權啶樴ぞ啶むえ啶苦ぐ啷嵿啷嬥し啷堗 啶曕ぞ啶炧啶氞啶ㄠ啶啶班え啶苦じ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ啶� 啷� 啶ぇ啷佮ぐ啷堗ぐ啷嵿啷�啶むざ啶啶︵啶多啶� 啶啶班い啶苦が啷佮ぇ啷嵿く啶膏啶� 啶班ぞ啶樴さ 啷� [t奴ryasa峁単h膩tanirgho峁i岣� k膩帽c墨n奴puranisvanai岣� | madhurairg墨ta艣abdai艣ca pratibudhyasva r膩ghava || ] 156 R膩m膩yana (VI-131-10)
R膩ma being hailed before coronation - Oh! Raghava, let you may
awake daily, hearing the auspicious sounds of V墨峁嚹�, Ve峁噓, M峁沝anga
accompanying the singing along with the dangling of the anklets and
bangles.
艢ankha, Bheri and Dundubhi
啶多啷嵿啶啶班 啶啶班ぃ啶距う啷堗ざ啷嵿 啶︵啶ㄠ啶︵啶啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶� 啶ㄠた啶膏啶掂え啷堗 啷�
啶啶班く啶 啶啶班啶粪さ啷嵿く啶距啷嵿ぐ啶膏啶むぞ啶� 啶啶班啶� 啶灌啶啶ぎ啶距げ啶苦え啷�啶 啷�
啶灌ぐ啷嵿啷嵿く
[艣a峁卥habher墨 pra峁嚹乨ai艣ca dundubh墨n膩峁� ca nisvanai岣� |
prayayau puru峁vy膩ghrast膩峁� pur墨峁� h峁沵yam膩lin墨m ||
hargya
] R膩m膩yana (VI-131-33)
While Rama's journey to Ayodhya, R膩ma, the tiger among men,
set forth to the city full of beautiful palaces, being hailed by the sounds
of 艢ankha, Bheri and Dundubhi.
T奴rya, T膩la and Svastika
啶ぞ
啶� 啶啶班啶椸ぞ啶た啶た啶膏啶む啶班啶じ啷嵿い啶距げ啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿い啶苦啶啶班ぃ啶苦き啶苦 啷�
啶啶班さ啷嵿く啶距す啶班う啷嵿き啶苦ぐ啷嵿ぎ啷佮う啶苦い啷堗 啶啷嵿啶侧ぞ啶ㄠた 啶く啷� 啶掂啶む 啷�
[辫腻
sa purog膩mibhist奴ryast膩lasvastikapra峁噄bhi岣� |
pravy膩haradbhirmuditai岣� ma峁単al膩ni yayau v峁泃a岣� ||
] R膩m膩yana (VI-131-37)
R膩ma was preceded by the T眉rya v膩dyas along with T膩la and
Svastika and was hailed by people who were singing in his praise.
