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 3 - Musical Instruments of India (with reference to Sanskrit literary sources)
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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Sankha, Bheri, M峁沝anga and Anaka
啶むい啶� 啶多啷嵿啶距ざ 啶� 啶啶班啶ざ啶� 啶啶︵啷嵿啶距ざ啷嵿 啶氞ぞ啶ㄠ啷堗 啶膏す 啷�
啶啶ㄠ啶忇さ啶距き啷嵿く啶灌え啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶� 啶むさ 啶膏啶ㄠ啶お啷嵿ぐ啶灌ぐ啷嵿し啶｀ぞ啶� 啷�
啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ 啶掂ぞ啶︵た啶む啶班じ啶傕す啷嵿ぐ啶距う啷堗 啶曕し啷嵿さ啷囙ぁ啶苦い啶距じ啷嵿か啷嬥啶苦い啶距啷佮げ啷堗 啷�
啶膏た啶傕す啶ㄠぞ啶︵啶� 啶� 啶掂ぞ啶︵た啶む啶班啶� 啶膏ぎ啶距す啷冟い啷堗ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶灌ぞ啶班う啷堗 啷�
( [tata岣� 艣a峁卥h膩艣a ca bherya艣aca m峁沝a峁単膩艣ca c膩nakai岣� saha |
puna岣v膩bhyahanyanta tava sainyaprahar峁峁嚹佱弗 ||
n膩n膩 v膩ditrasa峁僪r膩dai岣� ka峁e岣峣t膩spho峁璱t膩kulai岣� |
si峁僪an膩dai岣� sa v膩ditrai岣� sam膩h峁泃airmah膩radai岣� ||
(] Book 7 -Chapter 64 - Verses 26 & 27)
Then conchs and horns and cymbals and Anakas were once more
blown and beat for cheering thy warriors. And that noise mingled with
the noise of diverse (other) musical instruments, with the shouts of
warriors and the slaps of their armpits.
Sankha and Dundubhi
啶膏啶掂ぞ啶︵ぞ [蝉补峁僾腻诲腻] 唳�
啶椸ぐ啷嵿啶苦い啷嬥い啷嵿啷冟し啷嵿 啶膏啶ㄠぞ啶ムぞ啶� 啶多啷嵿啶︵啶ㄠ啶︵啶た啶ㄠた啶膏啶掂え啶距 啷�
啶夃お啶距ぐ啶え 啶す啶距ぐ啶距 啶掂啶ぞ啶溹す啶距ぐ 啶� 啶曕ざ啷嵿啶� 啷�
( [garjitotk峁涐梗峁璦 sa峁僴膩th膩岣� 艣a峁卥hadundubhinisvan膩岣� |
up膩ramana mah膩r膩ja vy膩jah膩ra na ka艣cana ||
(] Book 7 -Chapter 73 -Verse 21)
The roars and shouts and other cries of the soldiers, the blare of
conchs and the beat of drums ceased, O king, for none uttered any
sound
艢ankha, Dundubhi and other instruments
啶むい啶� 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶粪 啶膏啶ㄠ啶啶粪 啶掂ぞ啶︵た啶む啶班ぞ啶｀た 啶ぐ啶灌啶粪啶熰さ啶� 啷�
啶ぐ啶距さ啶距う啷嵿く啶ㄠ 啶膏ぎ啶むた啶曕啶班ぞ啶ㄠ啶む 啶むさ 啶啶む啶班 啶оえ啶傕啶ぎ啷� 啷�
啶膏た啶傕す啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶班さ啶距ざ啷嵿啶距じ啶多啷嵿啶︵啶ㄠ啶︵啶た啶た啶多啶班た啶むぞ啶� 啷�
啶︵啶粪啶熰啶掂ぞ 啶︵啶班啶啶оえ啶� 啶むい啷嵿ぐ 啶曕啶粪啶｀く啷嬥 啶ぐ啶啶栢 啶膏ぞ啶︵た啶むぎ啷� 啷�
( [tata岣� sarva峁 sainye峁 v膩ditr膩峁噄 parah峁涐梗峁璦vata |
par膩v膩dyan samatikr膩nte tava putre dhana峁僯ayam ||
si峁僪an膩da rav膩艣c膩sa艣a峁卥hadundubhibhi艣rit膩岣� |
d峁涐梗峁璿膩 duryodhana峁� tatra k峁涐梗峁嘺yo岣� paramukhe s膩ditam ||
(] Book 7 - Chapter 76 -Verses 39 & 40)
