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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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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Some references from E峁弓utokai are given below.
The Kotukotti dance is exemplifying various emotions along with
various drums (parais).
喈疅喁佮喈编瘓 喈 喈囙喈瘝喈喁�, 喈喁� 喈夃喁佮喈瘝 喈瘑喈喁嵿喁嵿喁� 喈ㄠ瘈
喈曕瘖喈熰瘉喈曕瘖喈熰瘝喈熰 喈嗋疅喁佮喁嵿畷喈距喁�
patuparai pala iyampap, pal uruvam peyarttu ni
ko峁瑄ko峁弓i 膩峁璾mk膩l
Ettutokai (Kalittokai-1)
The Music is highlighted with the pleasing sounds of string
(narampu) and wind (kulal) instruments.
喈ㄠ喈瘝喈喈┼瘝 喈む瘈喈瘝 喈曕瘉喈班喁� 喈ㄠ喈编瘉喈曕瘝喈曕瘉喈瘝 喈曕瘉喈脆喁� 喈瘚喈�
喈囙喈權瘝喈曕瘉 喈囙畾喁� 喈喈炧喈ㄠ瘖喈熰瘉 喈む瘉喈瘝喈 喈む瘋喈む瘉 喈娻
narampin tim kural nirkkum kulal pola
iranku icai mi帽ino峁璾 tumpi t奴tu 奴ta
Ettutokai (Kalittokai-33)
The sound of the drum (muracu) surrounds the whole country.
喈ㄠ喈熰瘉 喈曕瘖喈｀瘝喈熰瘉 喈囙喁� 喈囙畾喁� 喈瘉喈班畾喈苦喁� 喈瘖喈班瘉喈瘝喈喁�
n膩tu kontu in icai muracin poruppan
Ettutokai (Kalittokai-105)
The tuned harp (yal) when played aesthetically helps in focusing
the mind during prayer time.
喈氞瘑喈掂瘝喈掂喈� 喈ㄠ喁嵿喈距喁� 喈囙畾喁堗喈苦喁嗋喁� 喈瘓喈瘑喈┼畷喁�
喈曕疅喈掂瘉喈赤瘝 喈掂喈脆瘝喈む瘝喈む喈瘝 喈瘓喈瘉喈赤瘝 喈瘑喈瘝喈ㄠ瘝 喈ㄠ喈编瘉喈む瘝喈む瘉
cevvali naly膩l icaiyiyen paiyenak
ka峁璦vul v盲lttip paiyul mein niruttu
Ettutokai-Akan膩n奴ru-14 (1-Kalirriy膩nai Nirai-lines 15,16)
