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Devanāgarī (Bṛhaddeśī)

एवम्प्रकारा देशीयं ज?्ञातव्या गीतकोविदै ॥

٥रो यः एवमेतन्मया प्रोक्तं देश्या उत्पत्तिलक्षणम् ॥१६॥ 15मु

॥ इति देशी-लक्षणम् ॥

II [ नादप्रकरणम् ]¹³

[नादस्य प्रशंसा, उत्पत्ति, लक्षणम्, भेदाश्च]

इदानी सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि नादलक्षणमुत्तमम् ।।१७॥

न नादेन विना गीतं⁴ न नादेन विना स्वरा ।⁵ न नादेन विना नृतं⁶ तस्मान्नादात्मकं जगत्⁷ ॥१८॥

नादरूपः स्मृतो ब्रह्मा नादरूपो जनार्दनः ।

¹₀पस्ततो नादरूपा परा शक्तिर्नादरूपो महेश्वरः ॥१९॥

"यदुक्तं ब्रह्मणः स्थानं ब्रह्मग्रन्थिश्च यः स्मृतः² ।

तन्मध्ये संस्थितः प्राणः प्राणाद् वह्निसमुद्गमः² ॥

•द्भवः वह्निमारुतसंयोगान्नादः समुपजायते ।⁸ नादादुत्पद्यते बिन्दुर्नादात्⁹ सर्वे च वाङ्मयम् ।।" अविन्दुरुत्पद्यते नादान्नादात् ⁴•स्ततः

इति केचित् ।

"कन्दस्थानसमुत्थो हि 7समीरः संचरन्नधः ।

6ऽपि अर्ध्व च कुरुते सर्वा नादपद्धतिमुद्धताम्¹¹ ॥" ⁸सर्वाद्वादान्यूर्धीन तूद्धतान्

इत्यन्ये वदन्ति ।

English — Sharma (translation)

This desi should be known in this way by the experts in gita (music, lit. song). (16cd) Thus I have spoken about the origin and definition of desi.50 (16 ef) Thus ends the definition of desi. II [ Section on Nada ]¹³ ,

[The glory, origin, definition and kinds of nāda]

Now, I speak about the principal definition of nāda.1 (17) There is no gita? (song, music) wiithout nāda, there are no svaras (musical notes) without nada⁵, there is no nṛtta 3 (dance) without nada, hence the world4 is of the essence of nāda. (18) Brahmā⁵ is known to be of the form of nāda (nāda-rūpa), Janārdana⁶ (Viṣṇu) is of the form of nāda, Parā Sakti? is of the form of nāda (and) Maheśvara is of the form of nāda.8 (19) That which is spoken of as the location (Sthāna) of Brahmā and which is known as brahma-granthi²,9 prāṇa 10 is seated in it, vahni 11 (fire) arises from prāņa; nāda is born of the combination of vahni (fire) and māruta (air)⁸. "From nāda is formed bindu⁹ 12 and from nāda all vānmaya 15 (whatever is made of speech or language) (is born)". This is the opinion of some (authorities). ļ "The air arising from the location of kanda,14 (and) moving about up and down, produces the intense course of nada." So say others.

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Sanskrit attestations (13)

1.[attribution]Multiple authoritative opinions exist regarding the origin and nature of nādaइति केचित् । "कन्दस्थानसमुत्थो हि 7समीरः इत्यन्ये वदन्ति ।

2.[definition]The brahma-granthi is known as the location (sthāna) of Brahmāयदुक्तं ब्रह्मणः स्थानं ब्रह्मग्रन्थिश्च यः स्मृतः

3.[enumeration]All principal deities are described as having the form of nādaनादरूपः स्मृतो ब्रह्मा नादरूपो जनार्दनः । पस्ततो नादरूपा परा शक्तिर्नादरूपो महेश्वरः

4.[relation]Music (gita) cannot exist without nādaन नादेन विना गीतं

5.[relation]Musical notes (svaras) cannot exist without nādaन नादेन विना स्वरा ।

6.[relation]Dance (nṛtta) cannot exist without nādaन नादेन विना नृतं

7.[relation]The world is of the essence of nādaतस्मान्नादात्मकं जगत्

8.[relation]Nāda is born from the combination of fire (vahni) and air (māruta)वह्निमारुतसंयोगान्नादः समुपजायते ।

9.[relation]Bindu is produced from nādaनादादुत्पद्यते बिन्दुर्नादात्

10.[relation]All vānmaya (whatever is made of speech or language) is born from nādaनादात् सर्वे च वाङ्मयम् ।।

11.[relation]Air arising from the location of kanda moves up and down to produce the course of nādaकन्दस्थानसमुत्थो हि 7समीरः संचरन्नधः । 6ऽपि अर्ध्व च कुरुते सर्वा नादपद्धतिमुद्धताम्

12.[structural]This section treats the glory, origin, definition and kinds of nāda[ नादप्रकरणम् ] [ नादस्य प्रशंसा, उत्पत्ति, लक्षणम्, भेदाश्च ]

13.[structural]The section on desi definition concludes and transitions to the section on nādaइति देशी-लक्षणम् ॥ II [ नादप्रकरणम् ]

English attestations (5)

2.[definition] ⇄The brahma-granthi is known as the location (sthāna) of BrahmāThat which is spoken of as the location (Sthāna) of Brahmā and which is known as brahma-granthi

5.[relation] ⇄Musical notes (svaras) cannot exist without nādathere are no svaras (musical notes) without nada

8.[relation] ⇄Nāda is born from the combination of fire (vahni) and air (māruta)nāda is born of the combination of vahni (fire) and māruta (air)

9.[relation] ⇄Bindu is produced from nādaFrom nāda is formed bindu

13.[structural] ⇄The section on desi definition concludes and transitions to the section on nādaThus ends the definition of desi. II [ Section on Nada ]

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