RULE id: अंशलक्षणम् (700)
SOURCE: brihaddesi_sharma_1992 (vol_II_p015)
SCOPE: technical_term family, Brihaddesi (Mātaṅga ~750 CE)
CONCEPT: अंशलक्षणम्
STATUS: empirical

ASSERTIONS:
  - [structural] Amsa is known as tenfold according to the division of its angas (functions)
    -- p.vol_II_p015 "अथांशः कथ्यते - ३०अङ्गविभागात् स दशविधो बोद्धव्यः"
  - [definition] Amsa in its first function leads to the manifestation of raga
    -- p.vol_II_p015 "Anisa is that which leads to the manifestation of raga (delight) in the course of its operation; this is its first (function)."
  - [definition] Amsa in its second function is that with which gita begins and proceeds, arranged as graha
    -- p.vol_II_p015 "And the second anisa (in its functioning) is that with which gīta (melodic organisation and performance) begins and proceeds, which is vikalpita (alternatively "
  - [definition] Amsa in its third function is the cause of manifestation of tara (high) and mandra (low)
    -- p.vol_II_p015 "That amsa is third (in its functioning) which is the cause of the manifestation of tāra (high) and mandra (low)."
  - [definition] Amsa in its fifth function is the svara that stands as the object or content of raga
    -- p.vol_II_p015 "That svara is also amsa which stands as the object (here content) of raga; this is the fifth (function)."

CONFIDENCE: empirical
PROTECT: false