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CONTENTS ix 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 ⁷ 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 89 The Alankaras