RULE id: dhvani (58)
SOURCE: brihaddesi_sharma_1992 (vol_II_p047, vol_I_p023, vol_I_p083, vol_I_p084)
SCOPE: technical_term family, Brihaddesi (Mātaṅga ~750 CE)
CONCEPT: dhvani
STATUS: empirical

ASSERTIONS:
  - [relation] Dhvani (sound) is a type through which rāga can colour or delight 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"
  - [definition] dhvani (sound) that is the progenitor of rāga is defined as svara
    -- p.vol_I_p023 "रागजनको ध्वनि स्वर इति"
  - [attribution] The whole world is a manifestation of dhvani (sound)
    -- p.vol_I_p083 "The whole world being a manifestation of dhvani (sound), the very form of word and sentence without reference to meaning, delineates or 'paints' the world"
  - [relation] Dhvani is referred to as the ultimate origin of all creation and is analogous to Sabdabrahman, Nādabrahman, or Parā Vāk
    -- p.vol_I_p084 "Here dhvani is referred to as the ultimate origin of all creation; it could be understood to be analogous to Sabdabrahman, Nādabrahman or Parā Vāk."
  - [structural] Dhvani is made manifest through the obtaining of varnas
    -- p.vol_I_p084 "Here dhvani is said to be manifest because of the obtaining of varnas."

CITED_RULES:
  - nādabrahman  (relation)
  - parā vāk  (relation)
  - sabdabrahman  (relation)
  - rāga  (relation)
  - svaras  (relation)
  - varṇa  (relation)
  - varṇa  (structural)

CONFIDENCE: empirical
PROTECT: false