prasāda technical_term

⁸⁹ TRANSLATION (manifested) in the bodily²¹ (v\bar{i}n\bar{a}). That is why it has been said that just as these (varṇas) exist (in the bodily viṇ\bar{a}), similarly do they bring (themselves) into effect (on the wooden vin\bar{a}); this meaning is inherent in the mention of sanra^{22} (bodily) svaras (in the verse of NS quoted above). So has been said - These four varnas should be known as the constructors23 of melodic (NŚ XXIX, ¹⁹ab) rendering. [Thus end the varnas] [The Alankaras] (Anu. ⁶⁸) Now the well-known thirty-three 24 alankāras are being described by name and application. What is spoken of through the word alankara and what is its etymology? It is being answered. Ornament25 is being spoken of by the word alaṅkāra. Just as a man or woman adorned with a bracelet on the forearm, middle-arm and the like, bears beauty (becomes beautiful), similarly the singing that subsists in varņas (and is) adorned by these alankāras (known as) prasannādi and the like, becomes delightful to the performers and listeners. And the etymology is like this—the root 'du krñ' in the meaning of doing or making bears the prefix alam (sufficient or adequate) and (the word) alaṅkāra (derived thereby) means that which makes something sufficient or adequate. This word alankara has the end-suffix ghan. (Anu. ⁶⁹) The names²⁶ of alankāras are being said (1) Prasannādi (having prasanna or mandra i.e. lower svaras in the beginning), (2) prasannānta (having the lower svaras in the end), (3) prasannādyanta (having the lower svaras in the beginning and end), (4) prasannamadhya (having the lower svaras in the middle, (5) sama (equal), (6) bindu (lit. dot or anusvāra, nasal sound marked by a dot above the line), (7) Nivittapravitta (one whose setting forth has been withheld), (8) Veņu (the bamboo flute), (9) Kampita (the shaken one), (10) Kuharita (with a cavity or hole) (11) Recita (the purged or emptied one, or a specific pace of a horse) (12) Prenkholita (the swinging one) (13) Tāramandraprasanna (having high and low svaras) (14) Mandratāraprasanna (having low, high and low svaras) (15) Prastāra (permutation or extension), (16) Prasāda (clarity or brightness or graciousness) (17) Udvāhita (held upwards or lifted up) (18) Upalolaka (constantly moving or restless) (19) Krama (a specific order or sequence), (20) i Nișkūjita (the cooed one), (21) Hrādamāna (the thundering or roaring or sounding one), (22) Ranjita (the coloured or delighted one) (23) Avartaka (the rotating one), (24) Parivartaka (moving to and fro, changing), (25)

⁹⁷ TRANSLATION sanidhapamagaririgamapadhanisa, sanidhapamagarisasarigamapadhanisa. Or, saninisa, nidhadhani, dhapapadha, pamamapa, magagama gaririga risasari. Thus (16) is (ends) prasāda. (Anu. ⁸⁶) (Pairs of) two svaras each moving to and fro in the order of ascent 53 and descent and forming units of two kalās (phrases) each (form) udvāhita. As - sari riga, gama mapa, padha dhani, nisa sani, 54 nidha dhapa, pama maga, gari, (17) risa. Thus is (ends) udvāhita. (Anu. ⁸⁷) This (udvāhita) itself is (called) upalolaka with (the pairs of svaras) being repeated twice. As - sari sari, riga riga, gama gama, mapa mapa, padha padha, dhani dhani, nisa nisa, sani sani, nidha nidha, dhapa dhapa, pama pama, (18) maga maga, gari gari, risa risa. Thus is (ends) upalolaka. (Anu. ⁸⁸) There, krama is that, where having reached the sthayin55 (steady) svara after ascending in the svaras in successive order beginning with one, without any gap, svaras are pronounced in the order of prastara, increasing one by one (in successive phrases). This is not different from prastara, being identical in form.56 As - saririsa, sarigagarisa, sarigamamagarisa, sarigamapapamagarisa, sarigamapadhadhapamagarisa, sarigamapadhaninidhapamagarisa, sarigamapadhanisa 57 sanidhapamagarisa. Or, having ascended to the antara (gandhāra) and in the same order having ascended to the kākali (niṣāda) the sthāyi-svara (steady note) is reached, that is krama. As- sagani-nigasa. Thus is (19) (ends) krama. (Anu. ⁸⁹) Niṣkūjita is (formed) on having ascended (in the order of) first-third, then second-fourth and others also in the same order. In the opinion of Kohala niṣkūjita is (formed) by ascent with a gap of one svara (each time). As -saga (20) rima gapa madha pani dhasa. Thus is (ends) nişküjita.