RULE id: bhāṣāgīti (197)
SOURCE: brihaddesi_sharma_1992 (vol_II_p049, vol_II_p051)
SCOPE: technical_term family, Brihaddesi (Mātaṅga ~750 CE)
CONCEPT: Bhāṣāgīti
STATUS: empirical

ASSERTIONS:
  - [attribution] Bhāṣāgīti is recognized in both Kasyapa's and Śārdūla's doctrines
    -- p.vol_II_p049 "Bhāṣāgīti and vibhāṣā have been spoken of even by Kaśyapa. Similarly, bhāṣāgīti alone is accepted in the opinion of Śārdūla."
  - [definition] Bhāṣā gīti consists of prayogas that are smooth, colourful with kākus, well composed, shaken, soft, brilliant, combined with mālavīkāku, attractive, and graceful
    -- p.vol_II_p051 "This bhāṣā gīti is described by the experts in gīti as consisting of prayogas (melodic phrases?) that are rendered by the body (voice), are smooth, colourful wi"
  - [structural] Bhāṣā gīti is performed in a manner that delights the people
    -- p.vol_II_p051 "It is performed in the manner that delights the people."
  - [enumeration] Bhāṣā gīti is enumerated as sixteen varieties in the rāga classification system
    -- p.vol_II_p051 "Seven- sādhāraņa (rāgas) have been spoken of and here bhāṣās are sixteen."

CITED_RULES:
  - kasyapa  (attribution)
  - vibhāṣā  (attribution)
  - śārdūla  (attribution)

CONFIDENCE: empirical
PROTECT: false