vol_I_p066 — Bṛhaddeśī

Bṛhaddeśī · Volume I

pp. 114–115folio 066

Devanāgarī (Bṛhaddeśī)

शशिविरहितेव रजनी विजलेव नदी लता ह्यपुष्पेव ।

अनलङ्कृतेव नारी गीतिरलङ्कारहीना स्यात्² ॥१६८॥ अलङ्कारास्त्रयस्त्रिंशदेवमेते मयोदिता¹ नोदिता ये तु तेऽप्यत्र प्रत्येतव्या मनीषिभि ॥१६९॥ .दीयोऽपि (?)

[अनु. १०३]

तत्र प्रस्तारा यथा षड्ज?ादिषु⁸— •रो सरिगमपधनिसा, प्रसन्नादि³ [ १ ] सनिधपमगरिसा, प्रसन्नान्तः⁴ [ २ ] स रि ग म प ध नि स निधपमगरिसा, प्रसन्नाद्यन्तः⁹ [ ३ ] स नि ध प म ग रि सा सरिगमपधनिसा, प्रसन्नमध्यमः¹⁰ [ ४ ] सारी गामापाधानीसा, समः¹¹ [५] स रि ग म प ध नि ॰म सा सा सा, बिन्दु [ ६ ] स स्यात् (?) स सा सा सा, निवृत्तप्रवृत्तः [ ७ ] सदससा स रि ग म प ध नि निधपमगरिस, वेणु [ ८ ]¹³ सरिगमपधनिसा, कम्पितः⁵ [ ९ ] सरिगमपधनिसा, कुहरितः [१० ]⁶ सनि (事) सरिगमपधनिसा, रेचितः [ ११ ]⁷ सरीरिसा रिगागरी ग मा म गा म पा प मा रि स प धा ध पा ध नी नि धा निसासनी, प्रेङ्खोलितः [ १२ ] मम्भे • स रि ग म प स रि ग म प ध रि ग म प ध नि ग मपधनिसम, तारमन्द्रप्रसन्नः [ १३ ]¹⁴ स प म ग रि स रि ध प म ग रि ग नि ध प म ग मप मसनिधपम्, मन्द्रतारप्रसन्नः [ १४ ]¹⁵

ordered sequence list

prastāra of svara-phrases (alaṅkāra / prasanna varieties) — Section [anu. 103] opens: 'tatra prastārā yathā ṣaḍjādiṣu—'. Followed by a numbered list of 14 svara-sequences, each labelled with a named variety (prasannādiḥ, prasannāntaḥ, etc.) and indexed [1]–[14].

n · svaras · label

— [ अनु. १०३ ] तत्र प्रस्तारा यथा षड्जादिषु—

English — Sharma

Giti (musical rendering) without alankāra is like a night without the moon, a river without water, a creeper without flowers (and) a woman without

(168)

ornaments.119 Thus have been described these thirty-three alankāras by me.¹ Those that have not been indicated here, they should also be understood.

ordered sequence list

alaṅkāra — the 14 alaṅkāras (Anu. 103) with their svara-prastāra illustrations

prasannādi

prasannānta

prasannādyānta

prasannamadhyama

sama

bindu

nivṛttapravṛtta

veṇu

kampita

kuhārita

recita

preṅkholita

tāramandraprasanna

mandratāraprasanna

— alaṅkāra-prastāra (14 figures, prasannādi through mandratāraprasanna)

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Sanskrit attestations (14)

1.[enumeration] ⇄There are thirty-three alaṅkāra that have been systematically describedअलङ्कारास्त्रयस्त्रिंशदेवमेते मयोदिता

2.[relation] ⇄Musical rendering without alaṅkāra is fundamentally deficient, compared to natural entities lacking essential attributesशशिविरहितेव रजनी विजलेव नदी लता ह्यपुष्पेव । अनलङ्कृतेव नारी गीतिरलङ्कारहीना स्यात्

3.[relation] ⇄Prasannādi is a variant designation for the first prastara using the note sequence sarigamapadhanisaसरिगमपधनिसा, प्रसन्नादि

4.[relation] ⇄Prasannānta is a variant designation for a prastara using reversed note sequence sanidhapamagarisaसनिधपमगरिसा, प्रसन्नान्तः

5.[relation] ⇄Kampita is an alaṅkāra applied to the complete ascending note sequence sarigamapadhanisaसरिगमपधनिसा, कम्पितः

6.[relation] ⇄Kuharita is an alaṅkāra applied to the complete ascending note sequence sarigamapadhanisaसरिगमपधनिसा, कुहरितः [१० ]

7.[relation] ⇄Recita is an alaṅkāra applied to the complete ascending note sequence sarigamapadhanisaसरिगमपधनिसा, रेचितः [ ११ ]

8.[structural] ⇄Prastaras are notational representations organized according to svaras (pitches) beginning with ṣadjaतत्र प्रस्तारा यथा षड्ज?ादिषु

9.[structural] ⇄Prasannādyanta combines ascending and descending note sequences in a single prastaraस रि ग म प ध नि स निधपमगरिसा, प्रसन्नाद्यन्तः

10.[structural] ⇄Prasannamadhyama is a prastara where reversed and ascending sequences are centered structurallyस नि ध प म ग रि सा सरिगमपधनिसा, प्रसन्नमध्यमः

11.[structural] ⇄Sama designates a prastara with all seven notes presented in uniform mannerसारी गामापाधानीसा, समः

13.[structural] ⇄Veņu is a prastara combining ascending and descending note sequences without terminal repetitionस रि ग म प ध नि निधपमगरिस, वेणु [ ८ ]

14.[structural] ⇄Tāramandraprasanna is a prastara featuring multiple ascending sequences from lower to higher registerतारमन्द्रप्रसन्नः [ १३ ]

15.[structural] ⇄Mandratāraprasanna is a prastara featuring sequences moving from lower to higher and back to lower registerमन्द्रतारप्रसन्नः [ १४ ]

English attestations (15)

1.[enumeration]There are thirty-three alaṅkāra that have been systematically describedThus have been described these thirty-three alankāras by me.

2.[relation]Musical rendering without alaṅkāra is fundamentally deficient, compared to natural entities lacking essential attributesGiti (musical rendering) without alaṅkāra is like a night without the moon, a river without water, a creeper without flowers (and) a woman without (168) ornaments.

3.[relation]Prasannādi is a variant designation for the first prastara using the note sequence sarigamapadhanisa(1) sarigamapadhanisa,121 prasannādi

4.[relation]Prasannānta is a variant designation for a prastara using reversed note sequence sanidhapamagarisa(2) sanidhapamagarisa, 122 prasannānta

5.[relation]Kampita is an alaṅkāra applied to the complete ascending note sequence sarigamapadhanisa(9) sarigamapadhanisa.¹²⁸ kampita

6.[relation]Kuharita is an alaṅkāra applied to the complete ascending note sequence sarigamapadhanisa(10) sarigamapadhanisa,129 kuharita

7.[relation]Recita is an alaṅkāra applied to the complete ascending note sequence sarigamapadhanisa(11) sarigamapadhanisa,150 recita

8.[structural]Prastaras are notational representations organized according to svaras (pitches) beginning with ṣadjaThus are the prastaras (notational representations) in (svaras) beginning with şadja.

9.[structural]Prasannādyanta combines ascending and descending note sequences in a single prastara(3) sarigamapadhanisa 123 nidhapamagarisa, prasannādyanta

10.[structural]Prasannamadhyama is a prastara where reversed and ascending sequences are centered structurally(4) sanidhapamagarisa 124 sarigamapadhanisa, prasannamadhyama

11.[structural]Sama designates a prastara with all seven notes presented in uniform manner(5) sā rī gā mā pā dhā nī sā,125 sama

12.[structural]Bindu is a prastara consisting of repeated statements of the same note (ṣadja)(6) sā sā ¹²⁶ sā, bindu

13.[structural]Veņu is a prastara combining ascending and descending note sequences without terminal repetition(8) sarigamapadhaninidhapamagarisa, veņu

14.[structural]Tāramandraprasanna is a prastara featuring multiple ascending sequences from lower to higher register(13) tāramandraprasanna

15.[structural]Mandratāraprasanna is a prastara featuring sequences moving from lower to higher and back to lower register(14) mandratāraprasanna

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