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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啶曕ぞ啶灌げ啶� - [k膩hal膩 - ] A large drum used for military purposes
啶む啶班啶ぞ啶班ぞ啶掂啶班ぞ啶灌た啶む啶む啶むぞ啶侧い啶距げ啷堗ぐ啷嵿啶距え啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶む啶た啶� 啶曕ぞ啶灌げ啶� 啶曕ぞ啶灌げ啶距き啶苦 啷�
啶ㄠ啶む啶む 啶氞啷嵿し啷佮 啶多啶ㄠ啶す啶膏啶むお啷嵿ぐ啶啶椸 啶曕ぞ啶 啶曕啶溹え啷� 啶曕ぎ啷嵿が啷佮ぐ啷佮啷嵿啷堗ぐ啷嵿啶灌ぞ啶� ||
( [t奴ry膩r膩vair膩hitott膩lat膩lairg膩nyant墨bhi岣� k膩hala峁� k膩hal膩bhi岣� |
n峁泃te cak峁岣� 艣奴nyahastaprayoga峁� k膩ye k奴jan kamburuccairjah膩sa ||
(] Si艣up膩lavadha. XVIII, 54)
The deep beats of the K膩hala drum (appeared like the often-played
beat from Mrdanga and other type of drums), which was played along
with other musical instruments, ridiculed the sound of the conch. The
poet compares it with the person who mocks at a blind man dancing
with hand gesticulations.
啶∴た啶｀啶∴た啶 - [岣峣峁囜笉ima岣� - ] A small Drum, beaten at the beginning at a battle.
啶樴ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶距え啶距う啶距 - 啶曕た啶權啶曕た啶｀啶膏啶掂え啶距 - [gha峁囜笉膩n膩d膩岣� - ki峁卥i峁嚹玸van膩岣� - ] gingling of bells.
啶∴た啶｀啶∴た啶ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� - 啶熰啷嵿啶距え啶距 啶ㄠた啶冟じ啷嵿さ啶ㄠぞ啶� - [岣峣峁囜笉im膩n膩峁� - 峁璦kk膩n膩峁� ni岣van膩岣� - ] sound of a drum called Dakka.
啶樴ぃ啷嵿啶距え啶距う啶� 啶ㄠた啶膏啶掂え啷� 啶∴た啶｀啶∴た啶ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶椸啶班啶掂啶ぞ啶｀ぞ啶ぞ啶班さ啷� 啶啶傕す啶苦い啶距え啶� 啷�
啶嗋ぎ啷囙い啷�啶� 啶啶班い啷嵿く啶掂啶氞え啷� 啶椸啶距え啶距ぎ啷佮い啷嵿じ啶距す啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶� 啶掂ぞ啶氞ぞ啶ぞ啶о啶班ぃ啶膏啶� 啷むイ
( [gha峁囜弓膩n膩d膩 nisvano 岣峣峁囜笉im膩n膩峁� graivey膩峁嚹乵膩ravo b峁涐箖hit膩ni |
膩met墨va pratyavocan gaj膩n膩muts膩h膩rtha峁� v膩c膩m膩dhora峁嘺sya ||
(] Si艣up膩lavadha. XVIII, 10)
It was observed that the elephants were rejoicing at the gingling of
bells tied on the either side and in the neck as well as sound from the
Dindima drum.
啶︵ぐ啷嵿う啷佮ぐ啶� - [dardura岣� -] A small drum with cylindrical frame
啶夃う啷嵿く啶む啶曕啶多ぞ啶ㄠ啶多ぞ啶ㄠ啶多啶侧啶粪 啶栢啶班ぞ啶た啶оぞ啶むぞ啶︵啶啶啶膏ぎ啶距く啶むざ啶苦げ啶距か啶侧啶距啶苦い啷囙し啷� 啷�
啶ぐ啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶むさ啶班啶む啶じ啷� 啶掂た啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶た啶班 啶す啶距ざ啷嵿さ啶距 啶多啶侧じ啷嵿く 啶︵ぐ啷嵿う啷佮ぐ啶啶熰ぞ啶ㄠた啶� 啶掂ぞ啶︵く啶ㄠ啶む 啷むイ
( [udyatk峁浥浤乶u艣膩nu艣akale峁 khur膩bhidh膩t膩dbh奴m墨sam膩yata艣il膩phalak膩cite峁 |
paryantavartmasu vicakramire mah膩艣v膩岣� 艣ailasya dardurapu峁乶iva v膩dayanta岣� ||
(] Si艣up膩lavadha.V, 9)
The horses, which were running very fast with their firm steps on
the earth, were as if, making sounds resembling the Dardura drum
echoing from the mountains.
