RULE id: cokṣa (235)
SOURCE: brihaddesi_sharma_1992 (vol_II_p051, vol_II_p052)
SCOPE: technical_term family, Brihaddesi (Mātaṅga ~750 CE)
CONCEPT: cokṣa
STATUS: empirical

ASSERTIONS:
  - [enumeration] Five cokṣa (pure rāgas) have been spoken of
    -- p.vol_II_p051 "Five cokṣa (śuddha, pure rāgas) have been spoken of, the bhinna ones are of the same number."
  - [enumeration] Cokṣa comprises five enumerated rāga varieties: śāḍava, pañcama, kaiśikamadhyama, cokṣasādhārita, and cokṣakaiśika
    -- p.vol_II_p052 "षाडवः पञ्चमश्चैव तथा कैशिकमध्यमः। चोक्षसाधारितश्चैव चोक्षकैशिक इत्यपि ॥ एते चोक्षास्तु विज्ञेया"
  - [structural] The term cokṣa is used to categorize a set of pure rāgas as distinguished from bhinna and other categories
    -- p.vol_II_p052 "एते चोक्षास्तु विज्ञेया, भिन्नकान् साम्प्रतं शृणु ॥२९३॥"

CONFIDENCE: empirical
PROTECT: false