RULE id: svaras (1325)
SOURCE: brihaddesi_sharma_1992 (vol_II_p047, vol_II_p143, vol_I_p007, vol_I_p020, vol_I_p024)
SCOPE: technical_term family, Brihaddesi (Mātaṅga ~750 CE)
CONCEPT: svaras
STATUS: empirical

ASSERTIONS:
  - [relation] Svara (interval) is a component through which rāga colours or delights the mind of the good
    -- p.vol_II_p047 "That which colours or delights the mind of the good through a specific svara (interval) and varṇa (melodic movement) or through a type of dhvani (sound) is know"
  - [structural] svaras are the fundamental pitch elements that constitute rāga bhāṣās, which can be complete or partial
    -- p.vol_II_p143 "Reading in Kalā (appendix) on SR II. p. 134. S Rāj II.2.1.820 f reads-' pūrņasvaroditā 'i.e. complete in svaras."
  - [enumeration] Svaras are characterized by fourfold classification types beginning with vādin
    -- p.vol_I_p007 "The fourfoldness of svaras according to kinds beginning with vādin"
  - [relation] Śrutis are the cause of the manifestation of svara
    -- p.vol_I_p020 "Srutis that are the cause of the manifestation of svara"
  - [attribution] Svara is infinite on account of its combination with jāti, bhāṣā and other elements
    -- p.vol_I_p024 ""ज?ातिभाषादिसंयोगादनन्तः कीर्तितः स्वरः।"
  - [structural] Svara is eternal and indestructible
    -- p.vol_I_p024 "It is eternal i.e. indestructible."

CITED_RULES:
  - kalā  (structural)
  - s rāj  (structural)
  - bhāṣā  (attribution)
  - bhāṣā  (structural)
  - dhvani  (relation)
  - jāti  (attribution)
  - rāga  (relation)
  - rāga  (structural)
  - varṇa  (relation)
  - vādin  (enumeration)
  - śrutis  (relation)

CONFIDENCE: empirical
PROTECT: false