| Abhi Bhā | Abhinava Bhāratī, Abhinavagupta's commentary on Nāṭya-Śāstra G.O.S., Baroda edition |
| Anu. | Anuccheda, comparable to paragraph |
| Anū Saṃ R | Anūpa Saṅgīta Ratnākara of Bhāva Bhaṭṭa |
| Anū Saṃ Vi | Anūpa Saṅgīta Vilāsa of Bhāva Bhaṭṭa |
| Aṣṭā | Aṣṭādhyāyī of Pāṇini |
| Bha Ko | Bharata Kośa of M.R. Kavi |
| BṛD | Bṛhaddeśī of Mataṅga Muni |
| Bṛh Up | Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad |
| Car Saṃ | Caraka Saṃhitā |
| C.r. | Cited reading |
| D A | Dhrupad Annual |
| Datti | Dattilam |
| Ed. | Pt. K. Sāmbaśiva Śāstrī, editor of Bṛhaddeśī, published in Anantaśayana Sanskrit Granthāvali No. 94 (Trivandrum Sanskrit Series) in 1928 |
| Gobh Smṛ | Gobhila Smṛti |
| IMJ | Indian Music Journal |
| Kalā | Kalānidhi commentary of Kallinātha on Saṅgīta-Ratnākara |
| Kauṣ Up | Kauṣītaki Upaniṣad |
| Lit. | Literally |
| Mārk Pur | Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa |
| Mat Pur | Matsya Purāṇa |
| MBh | Mahābhārata |
| Mīm Sū | Mīmāṃsā Sūtra |
| Nā Śi | Nāradīya-Śikṣā |
| NŚ | Nāṭya Śāstra, G.O.S., Baroda edition, unless otherwise indicated |
| NŚ Chau | Nāṭya Śāstra, Chaukhambha, Varanasi edition |
| NŚ Kā Mā | Nāṭya Śāstra, Kāvya-Mālā edition |
| Pā śi | Pāṇini-Śikṣā |
| P.L.S. | Prem Lata Sharma |
| P.t. | Printed text of Bṛhaddeśī, Trivandrum edition |
| Rā Vi | Rāga Vibodha of Somanātha |
| Saṃ Cū | Rāga Cūḍāmaṇi of Jagadekamalla |
| Saṃ Sā | Saṅgīta-Samaya-Sāra of Pārśvadeva |
| S R | Saṅgīta-Ratnākara of Śārṅgadeva (Adyar edition) |
| S. Raj | Saṅgītarāja of Rāṇā Kumbhā Vol. I |