RULE id: matanga (9)
SOURCE: brihaddesi_sharma_1992 (vol_II_p047, vol_II_p048, vol_II_p133, vol_II_p137, vol_II_p138...)
SCOPE: proper_name family, Brihaddesi (Mātaṅga ~750 CE)
CONCEPT: Matanga
STATUS: canonical

ASSERTIONS:
  - [attribution] Matanga describes the form of the course of rāga by combining lakṣya and lakṣaṇa
    -- p.vol_II_p047 "The form of the course of raga which has not been spoken of by (authorities) like Bharata, 5 is being described by us by combining the lakşya (the defined) and "
  - [attribution] Matanga presents a doctrine of seven gītis
    -- p.vol_II_p048 "[ The opinion of Matanga ] Now I shall speak of the seven beautiful gītis."
  - [attribution] Matanga accepts ten lakṣaṇas for jāti classification, prior to Śārṅgadeva's expansion
    -- p.vol_II_p133 "the inclusion of samnyāsa-vinyāsa and antaramārga in jāti-lakṣaṇas by Śārṅgadeva in addition to the ten lakṣaṇas accepted by Bharata and Matanga is noticed and "
  - [attribution] Matanga's opinion on gītis is recorded in verses 268-270 of the Brihaddesi
    -- p.vol_II_p137 "'Matanga' of p.t. has been replaced with 'Kasyapa' because - (i) the opinion of Matanga has been given in verses 268-270,"
  - [attribution] Matanga is attributed with authorship of teachings on the Kaiśikī rāga and madhyama structure
    -- p.vol_II_p138 "BhaKo p. 149, ascribed to Matanga."
  - [attribution] Matanga is the first to mention the mūrchanās of jātis, an innovation necessitated by the introduction of fretted viņās
    -- p.vol_II_p159 "NŚ does not mention the mūrchanās of jātis. Matanga does this for the first time. This innovation seems to be necessitated by the introduction of fretted viņās"
  - [attribution] Matanga is the first speaker in a dialogue with Nārada that continues up to verse 13
    -- p.vol_I_p082 "Upto verse 13 a dialogue between Matanga and Nārada is explicit; accordingly, Matanga has been identified here as the first speaker, to whom Nārada responds."
  - [citation] Matanga addresses anonymous munis in the beginning of the Prabandha chapter
    -- p.vol_I_p082 "The name of Matanga appears only once again in the beginning of the Prabandha chapter (verse 361 cd) where Matanga is said to address anonymous munis."
  - [attribution] Matanga is quoted by Simhabhūpāla as an authority regarding the order of sound manifestation
    -- p.vol_I_p086 "He does quote Matanga in the next line."
  - [attribution] Matanga has expressed his own opinion on the unity or singularity of śruti
    -- p.vol_I_p088 "Here Matanga has expressed his own opinion of the unity or singularity of śruti"
  - [attribution] Matanga made a solitary statement about the concept of grāmaņi
    -- p.vol_I_p093 "K.C.D. Brahaspati was the first modern scholar to draw pointed attention towards the concept of grāmaņi on the basis of the one solitary statement of Matanga."
  - [attribution] Matanga accepted that mūrchanās could begin with antara and kākalī
    -- p.vol_I_p099 "No later author has repeated this statement of BrD. Kumbhā has positively said that no murchana could begin with antara or kakali, without mentioning that Matan"

CITED_RULES:
  - bhako  (attribution)
  - bharata  (attribution)
  - brd  (attribution)
  - kasyapa  (attribution)
  - kumbhā  (attribution)
  - nārada  (attribution)
  - p.t  (attribution)
  - simhabhūpāla  (attribution)
  - sārngadeva  (attribution)
  - antara  (attribution)
  - antaramārga  (attribution)
  - gīti  (attribution)
  - jāti  (attribution)
  - jāti-lakṣaṇas  (attribution)
  - kaiśikī  (attribution)
  - kākalī  (attribution)
  - lakşya  (attribution)
  - lakṣaṇa  (attribution)
  - madhyama  (attribution)
  - mūrchanā  (attribution)
  - prabandha  (citation)
  - rāga  (attribution)
  - samnyāsa-vinyāsa  (attribution)
  - viņā  (attribution)
  - śrutis  (attribution)

CONFIDENCE: canonical
PROTECT: true