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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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19 (of 39)


External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)


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The ensemble (palliyam) where the instruments (tümpu, mulavu
and cillari) blend with each other is compared with the union of the
male and female elephants.
செறிநடைப� பிடியொடு களிற� புணர்ந்திசைப்பக்
குறுநெடுந் தூம்பொடு முழவுப்புணர்ந்திசைப்பக�
கார்வாள் முழக்கின� நீர்மிசைத் தெவுட்டும்
தேரை ஒலியின� மாணச� சீர் அமைத்த�
சில்லர� கறங்கும் சிறு பல்லியதொடு
cerinaṭaip piṭiyotu kaliru punarnticaippak
kuruneṭun tūmpotu mulavuppuṇarnticaippak
kārvāl mulakkin nirmicait tevuṭṭum
tērai oliyin māṇac cīr amaittu
cillari karankum ciru palliyatoṭu
Ettutokai-Akanānūru-301 (3-Nittilakkovai-lines 16-20)
The Singers (Pānars) with the harp (Ciriyāl), that is seasoned is
mentioned here.
அருந்துற� முற்றி� கருங்கோட்டுச்சீறீயாழ்ப்
பாணர� ஆர்ப்பப்பல்கலம� உதவி
arunturai murriya karunkōṭṭuccīrīyālp
pāṇar ārppappalkalam utavi
Ettutokai-Akanānūru-331 (3-Nittilakkovai-line 10)
The harp well tuned (nalyāl), the drum (mulavu) with its leather
well fastened is explained along with the Singer.
பண்ணமை நல்யாழ்ப� பாணனொட� விசிபிணி
மண்ணார� முழவின� கண்ணதிர்ந்து இயம்�
pannamai nalyālp pāṇanotu vicipiṇi
manṇār mulavin kannatirntu iyampa
Ettutokai-Akanānūru-346 (3-Nittilakkovai-lines 13,14)

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