kaphaja technical_term

13 TRANSLATION "The creamy,13 soft and sweet voice is kaphaja (born of kapha). "That (voice) which combines the qualities of the three (types of voice) should be known as born of sannipāta14 (admixture)." (Anu. 5) Others Venu etc. accept ninefold śruti. Similarly (it has been said)— "The use of svaras occurring in the holes of bamboo (flute) should be made as (forming groups of) two srutis, three srutis and four srutis." So has also been said by Bharata— "The svaras situated in the vamsa (flute) should be known as (forming) groups of two, three and four śrutis." Thus have been spoken of by me nine śrutis 15 on the bamboo (flute).(25) (Anu. 6) In this context, some resolute ones whose intellect has become 'fleshy' 16 (gross as opposed to subtle) on account of mimansa (reflection, examination) accept twenty-two śrutis. Others again, accept that śrutis are differentiated as being of sixty-six¹⁷ kinds. Others, again describe the infinity¹⁸ of śrutis. Similarly, Kohala has said—