RULE id: vādin (158)
SOURCE: brihaddesi_sharma_1992 (vol_II_p053, vol_I_p025, vol_I_p094)
SCOPE: technical_term family, Brihaddesi (Mātaṅga ~750 CE)
CONCEPT: vādin
STATUS: empirical

ASSERTIONS:
  - [structural] Madhyama is the vādin of śuddhaṣāḍava
    -- p.vol_II_p053 "Madhyama is the vādin and ṣaḍja is the samvādin."
  - [definition] Vādin is so called because of vadana (speaking), like the master in a hierarchy
    -- p.vol_I_p025 "Vādin 26 is so because of vadana 27 (speaking), like the master."
  - [enumeration] Vādin svaras are seven in number, comprising sa, ri, ga, ma, pa, dha, ni
    -- p.vol_I_p025 "Those vadin svaras are only seven. That vādin should be understood as tenfold like the aṁśa.57 The vādi-maņdala (cycle of vādins) is thus - sa, ri, ga, ma, pa, "
  - [definition] Vadana in musical context means exposition of raga, not literal speaking
    -- p.vol_I_p025 "Vadana is here intended to mean the exposition of raga 34 (melody-matrix), not talking."
  - [structural] The vādin svara serves as the fundamental tone or tonic and initiates musical discourse
    -- p.vol_I_p094 "the vādin svara, playing the role of fundamental tone or tonic is like the person who initiates a discussion."

CITED_RULES:
  - aṁśa  (enumeration)
  - madhyama  (structural)
  - samvādin  (structural)
  - svaras  (enumeration)
  - svaras  (structural)
  - vādi-maņdala  (enumeration)

CONFIDENCE: empirical
PROTECT: false