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
22 (of 39)
External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
Download the PDF file of the original publication
The instruments, Y膩l, 膧kuli and Patalai are well maintained 喈ㄠ喁嵿喈距喁�, 喈嗋畷喁佮喈�, 喈喈侧瘓 喈疅喁佮畾喁佮喁佮畷喁嵿畷喈� naly膩l, 膩ku岣穒, patalai ya峁璾curukki E峁弓utokai-Puran膩峁嚺玶u-64, line 10 Tannumai was the common name for drums. The Drum (Tannumai) is mentioned here. 喈瘖喈む瘉喈掂喈侧瘝 喈む瘋喈權瘝喈曕瘉喈瘝 喈掂喈氞喈瘉喈编瘉 喈む喁嵿喁佮喁� potuvil t奴nkum viciyuru tannumai E峁弓utokai-Puran膩峁嚺玶u-89, line 7 247 Manim膿kalai also refers to Tannumai
喈む喁嵿喁佮喁� 喈曕喁佮喈� 喈曕喁嵿喁嗋喈� 喈む瘑喈班喈掂瘚喈班瘝
Manim膿kalai 19-82
The properly mud smeared drum (mul膩) and the well-tuned harp
(y膩l) are spoken of as the integral parts of the society.
喈喁嵿喁佮喈� 喈呧喁堗喈苦喁�, 喈喁嵿喈距喁� 喈ㄠ喈编瘉喈喈┼瘝
manmul膩 amaiyin, pa峁噛膩l nirumin
E峁弓utokai-Puran膩峁嚺玶u-152, line 14
A drum well mud smeared (ma峁囜箛amai mulava) and maintained
along with the harp (paccai naly膩l) of sturdy strings (pan峁嘺mai
narampu).
喈喁嵿喈瘓 喈ㄠ喈瘝喈喈┼瘝 喈畾喁嵿畾喁� 喈ㄠ喁嵿喈距喁�
LD GOOT GOLD LO
pannamai narampin paccai naly膩l
mannamai mulava
E峁弓utokai-Puran膩峁嚺玶u-164, lines 11,12
