Sāmaveda treatise_title

¹²⁷ TRANSLATION mā mā sā sā de - vam - mā sā sā mā de vam sa rvam sasa masa mama nn devam sarvam vande (Anu. ¹¹²) Māgadhī is (known as such) because of its origin in the magadha deśa (south Bihar). Others read māgadhī to be 'twice returned' (or 'twice repeated'). Ardhamāgadhi is (called so) because of there being the state of half 'pada',56 thus the 'ardha,' (half, forming part of the name ardhamāgadhī) is related to 'pada'. In the repetition of half a pada the verbal meaning should not be construed as the determining factor (hetu) in 'moving forward' (pravṛtti),or acceptance, and 'returning' (niviti) or rejection; because in Sāmaveda that is predominantly musical, the verbal meaning is not cared for in the repetitions. It has been said - the word jātavedasam (fire) that is repetitive, here (in the context of this word), sambhāvitā (gīti) ends at the word veda, 57 the pṛthulā gīti, on the other hand, is based on the predominance of laghu (short syllables); on account of the profusion of the grouping (grāma) of padas (syllabic units) it is called pṛthulā (lit. broad or large). (Anu. ¹¹³) In the three margas in the prescription about gitis, the use of laya should be seen to be ninefold. He (the author) shows the use of laya as - daksina marga, vartika marga and citra mārga, thus are the three layas in the 'operation'58 (pravṛtti) of dakṣina mārga. Vārtika mārga, citra mārga and dhruva mārga, thus are the three layas in the operation of vrttimārga. Citra mārga, dhruvamārga and śūnyamārga, thus are the three layas in the operation of citra-marga. Thus has been propounded in the chapter on gitis. As - in the daksina marga there are four gurus (long units) two gurus and one guru. In vārtika mārga there are two gurus, one guru and one laghu. In citra (mārga) there is one guru, one laghu and one druta (half - mātrā unit).