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 4 - A comparative study of the references to Musical Instruments
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Some references from Pattup膩峁弓u are given below.
In Porunar膩峁況uppatai, the drum is mentioned as Muracu in the
following reference.
The Drums roared giving the impression of royal court.
喈瘉喈班畾喁� 喈瘉喈脆畽喁嵿畷喁� 喈む喈┼瘓 喈瘋喈掂喁佮畽喁嵿畷喁傕疅喈�
喈呧喈氞喁� 喈喈班瘉喈ㄠ瘝喈� 喈む瘚喈编瘝喈编喁� 喈瘚喈�
muracu mula峁僰u t膩峁嘺i m奴varunk奴峁�
aracavai yirunta t艒rram p艒la
Pattup膩峁弓u-2 (Porunar 膧rruppa峁璦i -55)
The process of making holes in the flute is explained in
Perump膩n膩rruppatai. The holes were bored on the bamboo firmly by
placing a burning log at required intervals.
below.
effect.
喈炧瘑喈侧喈曕瘚喈编瘝 喈曕瘖喈｀瘝喈� 喈瘑喈班瘉喈掂喈编喁�
喈氞瘑喈ㄠ瘝喈む瘈喈む瘝 喈む瘚喈熰瘝喈� 喈曕喁佮喁嵿喁佮喁堗畷喁� 喈曕瘉喈脆喈�
nelik艒r konta peruviral
cent墨t t艒峁弓a karuntu岣穉ik kulali
Pattup膩峁弓u-4 (Perump膩n膩rruppa峁璦i lines -178,179)
The excellent playing of the drum (Ariparai) is refered in the line
喈掂喁嵿畷喁� 喈掂喈┼瘓喈炧喁� 喈呧喈苦喈编瘓喈喈┼瘝 喈曕瘉喈班喁�
vankai vi峁嘺i帽ar ariparaiyin kural
Pattup膩峁弓u-6 (Maturaik膩帽ci line - 262)
The drum (muracu) combines with the music giving the desired
喈囙喁嵿喈苦畾喁� 喈瘉喈班畾喈喈熰瘓喈瘝喈瘉喈侧喁� 喈む瘖喈脆喈喁�
喈喁嵿喈距喁嬥疅喁嵿疅喈苦喁� 喈瘑喈喁嵿喁佮喈瘝 喈瘑喈编瘝喈编瘉
innisai muracami峁璦ippulat tholiyap
panm膩r艒tip peyarpuram perru
Pattup膩峁弓u-6 (Maturaik膩帽ci line -350)
