Nāda has glory, origin, definition and kinds that are systematically treated
"Section II: Nāda
The glory, origin, definition and kinds of Nāda"
CONTENTS
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Foreword by Kapila Vatsyayan
XI
Introduction
xvii
Abbreviations
Brhaddesi of Śri Matanga Muni
3
Text and Translation
3
Section I: Deśī
3
The desi nature of Dhvani
5
The definition of desi and marga
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Section II: Nāda
7
The glory, origin, definition and kinds of Nāda
9
Section III: Sruti
9
The definition of śruti and its numeration
19
Five alternatives in the relationship between sruti and svara
The demonstration of visual representation of srutis by
25
Mandala-prastāra
29
Section IV: Svara
29
The laksana of svara
The fourfoldness of svaras according to kinds beginning
33
with vādin
35
The samvādi-mandala in sadjagrāma
37
The anuvādi-maṇḍala in ṣaḍjagrāma
39
The vivādi-maṇḍala in ṣaḍjagrāma
41
The saṃvādi-maṇḍala in madhyama-grāma
41
The anuvādi-maṇḍala in madhyama-grāma
43
The vivādi-maṇḍala in madhyama-grāma
The sevenfold combination of svaras according to the
43
types beginning with arcika
43
The etymology of svara-names
45
The castes of svaras
45
The drawing out of svara signs as contained in agama
47
Assignment of community, colour and the like to svaras
51
Section V: Grāma-mūrchanā
51
The treatment of grāma
53
The treatment of mūrchanā
57
Mūrchanā-maṇḍala
67
The distinction between Mürchanā and tāna
69
The yajña-names of tanas
73
The performance of tanas
83
The mūrchanā of twelve svaras
85
Section VI: Varņas and Alankāras
85
The Varnas
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The Alankaras