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Vistarini, վṇ�, Vi-starini: 2 definitions

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Vistarini means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Gitashastra (science of music)

: Shodhganga: Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (gita)

վṇ� (विस्तारिणी) refers to one of the two Śܳپ of the Niṣāda note of the Octave in Indian Music (often described in literature as consisting of twenty-two śܳپ).—Kohala brings out different theories on the number of śܳپ. He says that some believe in twenty-two, śܳپ, some in sixty-six and others believe in infinity. Bharata and many subsequent authors including Śārṅgadeva etc. spoke of twenty-two śܳپ.—According to the Saṅgītārṇavacandrikā (Cf. the Saṅgītanārāyaṇa, Vol. I, V. 1.49-1.55, pp.24-26), the Niṣāda note has the following śܳپ: ṇ�, ś.

context information

Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, īٲśٰ) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vistarini in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

վṇ� (विस्तारिणी):—[=-ṇ�] [from vi-stārin > vi-stāra > vi-st�] f. (in music) a [particular] Śruti, [Saṃgīta-sārasaṃgraha]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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