cokṣa technical_term

g., ⁸⁵ TRANSLATION with minute²⁶ kākus.²⁷ Thus sādhāraņī should be known to be the abode of all gitis. (²⁸⁴ - ²⁸⁵) [6. Bhāṣā gīti] This bhāṣā gīti is described by the experts in gīti as consisting of prayogas (melodic phrases?) that are rendered by the body (voice), are smooth, colourful with kākus, well composed, shaken, soft, brilliant, combined with mālavīkāku²⁸ attractive, and graceful. It is performed in the manner that delights the people. (²⁸⁶ - ²⁸⁷) [7. Vibhāṣā gīti] Vibhāṣā gīti should be composed with gamakas²⁹ that are attractive, numerous, brilliant, shaken, pertaining to the chest region, even, high and very high, smooth, in which madhyama shines forth in between, that are delightful to the ear and are attractive. This process of composition should be spontaneous and should take the course that delights the people. (288-289) [ Thus ends the description of gitis.] [ The number and nomenclature of ragas ] The lakṣaṇa (description) of gītis has been spoken of; now the number of rāgas is being stated. Five cokṣa (śuddha, pure rāgas) have been spoken of, the bhinna ones are of the same number. Gauda (rāgas) have been said to be three and rāgas (pertaining to rāga-gīti) have been said to be eight. Seven- sādhāraņa (rāgas) have been spoken of and here bhāṣās are sixteen. Vibhāṣās are only twelve and (now) know their names. (²⁹⁰ - ²⁹²)

⁸⁶ BRHADDEŚĪ षाडवः पञ्चमश्चैव तथा कैशिकमध्यमः। चोक्षसाधारितश्चैव चोक्षकैशिक इत्यपि ॥ एते चोक्षास्तु विज?्ञेया, भिन्नकान् साम्प्रतं शृणु ॥२९३॥ भित्रषड्जश्च तानश्च भित्रकैशिकमध्यमः। भित्रपञ्चमसंज?्ञश्च पञ्चमो भित्रकैशिकः ॥२९४॥ भिन्नपञ्चम इत्युक्तस्त्रयो गौडाः प्रकीर्तिता गौडपञ्चम इत्येको गौडकैशिक इत्यपि । गौडकैशिकमध्यमस्त्रयो गौडाः प्रकीर्तिताः ॥२९५॥ टकरागश्च सौवीरस्तथा मालवपञ्चमः। टङ्क षाडवो बोट्टरागश्च तथा हिन्दोलकः परः ॥२९६॥ ट[क]ककैशिक इत्युक्तस्तथा मालवकैशिकः। एते रागा समाख्याता नामतो मुनिपुङ्गवै ॥२९७॥ नर्तः शकाख्यः ककुभस्तथा भम्माणपञ्चमः । (नर्तः) हमीण रूपसाधारितश्चैव तथा गान्धारपञ्चमः । षड्जकैशिकसंज?्ञश्च सप्त साधारणाः स्मृताः ॥२९८॥ [॥ इति रागसङ्ख्या, उद्देशश्च ॥] [रागाणा विशेषलक्षणानि] [क. तत्र शुद्धरागा] इदानी शुद्धाना लक्षणमाह - ^३५अनपेक्ष्यान्यजातीर्ये स्वजातिमनुवर्तकाः । ^३६स्वजा(?) निरपेक्षा॰ स्वजात्यन्यतमाश्चेव ते शुद्धा परिकीर्तिता ॥२९९॥ [१.शुद्धषाडवः] [अनु॰ १६४] तत्र षाडव इति कस्मात्३७ ? कि षड्भिः स्वरैगीयत इति षाडवः, यद् वा षट्सु रागेषु