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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喈掂喈赤喈苦喈距喁嵿喁� 喈喈｀瘝喈畷喈｀瘒 ! 喈掂瘒喈｀瘝喈熰 喈呧喁堗喁囙喁�
喈瘉喈赤喈� 喈瘖喈脆喈(喈む瘉) 喈夃喈班
vilariy膩lp p膩峁噈akan膿! v膿峁囜弓膩 alaiy膿l
mulari moliy膩(tu) ulari
Tinaimalai N奴rraimpatu-5-Marutam-126
喈喈侧瘓喈喈脆瘝喈瘝 喈喈｀瘝喈畷喈┼瘒 ! 喈喁嵿疅喁佮喈苦喁� 喈ㄠ喈畷喈编瘝喈曕瘉
喈喈侧瘓喈喈脆瘝 喈撪喈� 喈掂喁佮疅喈距喁�?
p膩laiy膩lp p膩峁噈akan膿! pantunin n膩yakarku
m膩laiy膩l 艒ti varu峁亂艒?
Tinaimalai N奴rraimpatu-5-Marutam-133
256 There are references to flute in Ainti峁嘺i. It also mentions that Y膩l,
Kulal and Mulavu were played together.
喈喈脆喁� 喈曕瘉喈脆喁佮喁� 喈瘉喈脆喁佮喁� 喈囙喁堗喁嵿喈�
喈掂瘈喈脆瘉喈瘝 喈呧喁佮喈� 喈掂喈编喁嵿喈侧瘓 喈ㄠ喁嵿喈距疅
y膩lal kulalum mulavum iyaintan
vilum aruvi viranmalai nann膩峁璦
Tinaimoli Aimpatu -1- Kurif铆ci-7
There are references that talk about the melody of flute, which is
compared, to the humming of bees. One such reference is given below.
喈瘚喈む喈班瘝喈掂喁�(喈熰瘉) 喈娻喁佮喁� 喈瘉喈┼喁嵿喈喁� 喈娻喈编瘝喈曕瘉喈む瘝
喈む瘋喈む喈瘝喈む瘝 喈む喈班喈む喁佮喁� 喈喈｀瘝喈畷喈┼瘒
p艒t膩rva峁�(tu) 奴tum punalvayal 奴rarkut
t奴t膩yt tiritarum p膩峁噈akan膿
Aintinai Aimpatu - 3 - Marutam - 22
The same thought can be noted in the Manim膿kalai
喈曕瘉喈脆喈苦畾喁� 喈む瘉喈熰喈� 喈曕瘖喈ㄠ喁嵿喈苦畷喁嵿畷喈距疅喁嵿疅
喈喈侧瘓 喈掂喁嵿疅喁� 喈囙喈瘝 喈ㄠ喁� 喈喈脆瘝 喈氞瘑喈瘝喈�
kulicai tutavi konattikk膩峁弓a
malalai vantu inam nal y膩l ceyya
Manim膿kalai 4-4
