RULE id: tāna (127) SOURCE: brihaddesi_sharma_1992 (vol_I_p007, vol_I_p042, vol_I_p047, vol_I_p099) SCOPE: core_concept family, Brihaddesi (Mātaṅga ~750 CE) CONCEPT: tāna STATUS: canonical RECORD: systematic_treatment = The yajña-names of tanas The performance of tanas -- p.vol_I_p007 directional_motion = आरोहावरोहक्रमयुक्तः स्वरसमुदायो -- p.vol_I_p042 ASSERTIONS: - [structural] Tāna has yajña-names and performance methods that are systematically described -- p.vol_I_p007 "The yajña-names of tanas The performance of tanas" - [relation] Tana is a technical concept distinct from murchana, though the distinction is debated -- p.vol_I_p042 "But what is the difference between murchana and tana?" - [structural] Tana consists of cyclic permutations of svara (note) sequences following ascending and descending order -- p.vol_I_p042 "आरोहावरोहक्रमयुक्तः स्वरसमुदायो" - [relation] The objective of tana is for attainment of the three registers -- p.vol_I_p047 "The objective of tāna has also been said to be for the sake of the attainment of the three registers." - [relation] Tanas are used to bring out the difference between jatis and ragas of both gramas -- p.vol_I_p047 "The tanas are useful for the sake of bringing out the difference between jatis and ragas of both the grāmas" - [relation] Tanas are used for demonstration of the number of nasta (lost) and uddista (enumerated) varieties -- p.vol_I_p047 "the use of tānas is for the sake of the demonstration of the number of nașța (lit. lost) and uddișța (lit. enumerated) (varieties of tānas)." - [definition] Tāna involves omission of svaras and establishes a specific pattern in ascent -- p.vol_I_p099 "tana (involving omission) establishes a specific pattern in ascent." CITED_RULES: - grāma (relation) - jāti (relation) - mūrchanā (relation) - nasta (relation) - nașța (relation) - svaras (definition) - svaras (structural) - uddista (relation) - uddișța (relation) - yajña-names (structural) CONFIDENCE: canonical PROTECT: true