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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The correlation between the drum (E峁璦kkai) and the string (narampu) instruments are pointed out below. 喈ㄠ瘈喈熰喈曕瘝 喈曕喈熰喁嵿 喈曕瘒喈赤瘝喈掂喈曕瘝 喈曕喈熰畷喁嵿畷喁堗喈苦喁� 喈囙喁堗喈班喁嵿喁� 喈夃疅喁堗喈� n墨峁璱k ki峁璦nta k膿岣穠ik ki峁璳kaiyin i峁嘺inarampu u峁璦iyana Cilappatik膩ram 1.3. 89-90 259 Palliyam
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an ensemble of instruments with the roaring drum
(muracu) creating a resounding reverberation as the singing bards
playing the cymbals (ta峁璦kkai) accompanied the King's parade.
喈呧喈氞瘉 喈夃喈距喁� 喈む疅喈曕瘝喈曕瘓喈喈侧瘝 喈喈氞喈┼喁� 喈曕瘖喈｀瘝喈熰瘉
喈瘉喈班畾喁� 喈庎喁佮喁嵿喁� 喈囙喈瘝喈喁� 喈喁� 喈囙喈瘝 喈嗋喁嵿喁嵿
aracu ul膩t ta峁璦kkaiyil paracinar kontu
muracu eluntu iyampa pal iyam 膩rppa
Cilappatik膩ram-1-3-124, 125
We may find the reference to the Conch that is spoken about in
Manim膿kalai, to be sounding with a purpose.
喈瘉喈侧喁嵿喁佮喈苦畷喁� 喈氞畽喁嵿畷喈瘝 喈瘖喈班瘉喈赤瘖喈熰瘉 喈瘉喈脆畽喁嵿畷
pulampurik cankam poru岣穙tu mulanka
Manim膿kalai 7-114
The ensemble of instruments and the usage of conch, cymbals and
the drum played with the Palm players singing auspicious songs are
jointly depicted in Kampar膩m膩ya峁嘺m too.
喈氞畽喁嵿畷喁娻疅喁�, 喈氞喈侧喁嵿喁佮喁�, 喈ㄠ瘋喈侧瘉喈瘝, 喈喈熰畾喈距喈曕喁佮喁� 喈む喈�,
喈瘖喈權瘝喈曕瘉 喈喁� 喈瘉喈班畾喁佮喁� 喈嗋喁嵿喁嵿-
喈呧喈瘝喈瘓喈喁� 喈喈｀ 喈曕瘖喈熰瘝喈熰
喈畽喁嵿畷喈� 喈曕瘈喈む喁� 喈喈�
cankotu, cilampum, n奴lum, p膩峁璦c膩kamum t膩la,
po峁卥u pal muracum 膩rppa
arampaiyar p膩ni kotti
mankala kitam p膩峁璦
Kampar膩m膩ya峁嘺m-Suntara K膩峁囜弓am- 弄rt膿tu Pa峁璦lam-113
