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.
Appendix 1 - List of plates: Stringed Instruments
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Another Tradition referred in Agamas (E.M.Kandaswami Sarma,
1974 Kumaratantram Madras p-103) is the playing of Panchavadyam
and the Offering of Balitalam -Navasandhi. The nine Nayakas have their
own Sandi Talams, which are the Navasandhi Talas. These instruments
in Rhythm are also played to the accompaniment of Nrtta Dance.
NAVASANDHI TALAS
The Table is given below: -
Navanayaka
罢腻濒补
骋墨迟补
狈峁泃迟补
Brahma
Brahma
Megha
顿补苍诲补辫腻诲补
Indra
Agni
Sama
惭补诲诲丑补惫腻谤补峁嘺
骋腻苍诲丑腻谤补
Urdhvapada
Kolli
Mandala
Yama
叠丑峁沶驳颈苍颈
碍辞耻艣颈办补
Bhujanga Tr膩sita
Nairuttya
Malla
痴补峁弓补产丑腻峁峁嘺
Bhuja峁単a Tr膩sita
Varuna
Nava
艢谤墨办腻尘补谤补
Nartani
痴腻测耻
Bali
Takkesi
Bhramari
Soumya
狈腻峁弓补
Takka
膧濒墨岣峚
础颈艣补苍补
Takkesi
厂补濒腻辫颈峁噄
笔谤补迟测腻濒墨岣峚
The traditions of Nama Sankirtanam, Tevaram, Divya Prabhandam,
Tiruppugazh, etc which are still in vogue are standing examples for
Music in temples. These great treatises also refer a lot of Musical
Instruments in their perspectives. Thus Music and Musical Instruments
form an Integral Part of the Temples.
