RULE id: tāra (64)
SOURCE: brihaddesi_sharma_1992 (vol_II_p015, vol_II_p016, vol_II_p017, vol_II_p157)
SCOPE: register family, Brihaddesi (Mātaṅga ~750 CE)
CONCEPT: tāra
STATUS: canonical

ASSERTIONS:
  - [definition] Tara (high) is ascent up to the fifth svara, and sometimes even ascent up to the sixth svara
    -- p.vol_II_p015 "The ascent up to the fifth svara is (the range of) tāra (high); sometimes even the ascent up to the sixth svara is tāra"
  - [definition] tara is defined as the extent or gati beginning from the use of aṁśa svara
    -- p.vol_II_p016 "Now the definition of tara is being given. The extent (gati) of tara is up to the fifth svara beginning from the use of amsa 22 svara."
  - [enumeration] tara has ascent up to the fifth svara as one characteristic, or ascent in four svaras as an alternative
    -- p.vol_II_p016 "Ascent up to the fifth svara is tāra, thus is being said. Or, ascent in four svaras is tāra"
  - [structural] tara extent is threefold
    -- p.vol_II_p016 "The extent of tara is threefold."
  - [structural] The extent of tāra should be known up to the fourth, fifth or seventh svara from the aṁśa
    -- p.vol_II_p017 "The extent(gati)25 of tāra should be known up to the fourth, fifth or seventh svara from the aṁśa, it is not desirable beyond that."
  - [structural] Tāra (upper octave) should properly begin from the octave of 'ga', as indicated by vertical strokes marking tāra positions in texts.
    -- p.vol_II_p157 "Really speaking, the tāra should begin from the octave of 'ga'."

CITED_RULES:
  - gati  (definition)
  - gati  (structural)
  - aṁśa  (definition)
  - aṁśa  (structural)
  - aṁśa svara  (definition)
  - svaras  (definition)
  - svaras  (enumeration)
  - svaras  (structural)

CONFIDENCE: canonical
PROTECT: true