RULE id: prabandha (93)
SOURCE: brihaddesi_sharma_1992 (vol_II_p008, vol_II_p111, vol_II_p112, vol_II_p129, vol_II_p130...)
SCOPE: core_concept family, Brihaddesi (Mātaṅga ~750 CE)
CONCEPT: prabandha
STATUS: canonical

RECORD:
  defect_categories    = defective by the standard of the people (loka), defective by śāstraic (critical) standard, repetitive, defective in metre and vulgar or indecent, embodying deviation from proper order  -- p.vol_II_p129

ASSERTIONS:
  - [structural] Prabandhas are the subject of Chapter VI of Brhaddeśi
    -- p.vol_II_p008 "Chapter V (Deśī rāgas) Chapter VI (Prabandhas)"
  - [structural] Prabandhas that form deśī music are said to be innumerable
    -- p.vol_II_p111 "देशिकारप्रबन्धा ये हरवक्त्राभिनिर्गताः । प्रवन्धोऽयं(?) असंख्यातास्तु कथिता"
  - [relation] Prabandhas originate from the faces of Śiva (Hara)
    -- p.vol_II_p111 "देशिकारप्रबन्धा ये हरवक्त्राभिनिर्गताः"
  - [structural] The innumerable prabandhas are not known by those having scant understanding
    -- p.vol_II_p111 "असंख्यातास्तु कथिता न ज्ञायन्तेऽल्पबुद्धिभिः"
  - [relation] prabandha is a category that includes mātṛkā and forms numbered in the forty range
    -- p.vol_II_p112 "the prabandha bearing the name mātṛkā is known to be three more (than forty), the prabandha (numbered) four above forty"
  - [relation] Prabandha is a formal song composition type exemplified by Pratāpavardhana
    -- p.vol_II_p129 "that is said to be the prabandha pratāpavardhana."
  - [enumeration] There are 48 varieties of beautiful prabandhas (eight above forty)
    -- p.vol_II_p129 "Thus eight above forty 92 (48) beautiful prabandhas are clearly to be seen."
  - [structural] A defective prabandha may exhibit faults such as being defective by loka or śāstra standards, repetitive, metrically flawed, vulgar, or deviating from proper order
    -- p.vol_II_p129 "One should avoid (the song) that is defective by the standard of the people (loka),93 defective by śāstraic94 (critical) standard, repetitive, defective in metr"
  - [relation] Prabandha is a subject taught in the Bṛhaddeśī for the entertainment of the wise
    -- p.vol_II_p130 "I have spoken of the prabandha for the entertainment of the wise."
  - [structural] Prabandha is discussed in the Prabandhādhyāya (sixth chapter)
    -- p.vol_II_p130 "इदानी कथयिष्यामि वाद्याना निर्णयो यथा"
  - [structural] Some prabandhas listed in the initial enumeration are not described later, while others not listed are described
    -- p.vol_II_p151 "The ed. has noted that some of the prabandhas listed in the initial enumeration (uddeśa) are not described later and others not listed here are described"
  - [citation] The portion regarding Vādyas (instruments) in the Brihaddesi text is not relevant to prabandha treatment
    -- p.vol_II_p155 "The above has no relevance to the context; viz. prabandha."
  - [relation] Prabandha is a chapter where Matanga appears as a speaker
    -- p.vol_I_p082 "The name of Matanga appears only once again in the beginning of the Prabandha chapter (verse 361 cd)"

CITED_RULES:
  - brhaddeśī  (structural)
  - deśī rāgas  (structural)
  - matanga  (relation)
  - mātṛkā  (relation)
  - pratāpavardhana  (relation)
  - vādyas  (citation)
  - desi  (structural)
  - loka  (structural)
  - uddeśa  (structural)
  - śāstra  (structural)

CONFIDENCE: canonical
PROTECT: true