vamsa technical_term

Dictionary: not in dictionary · Pages: 3 · Occurrences: 3 · Affirmations: 5 · Graph degree: 8 (in 1, out 7)

Variants (2): vamsa (2), vaṃśa (1)

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R_4p0_013 structural · 4 att.
vamsa (flute bambou) = 9 śrutis reparties en groupes de 2, 3 et 4 śrutis, produits par ouverture/secouage/demi-ouverture des trous
R_1723_vamsa_rsi_ri_dha enumeration · 1 att.
Ṛṣabha and dhaivata belong to the vaṃśa of ṛṣis

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RULE id: vamsa (cluster 530)
SCOPE: technical_term family
STATUS: empirical
CONFIDENCE: empirical
PROTECT: false

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Outgoing (4)

--[structural]--> śrutis (3)--[structural]--> svaras (2)--[relation]--> śrutis (1)--[relation]--> svaras (1)

Incoming (1)

Bharata --[citation]--> (1)

Affirmations (5)

enumeration

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Ṛṣabha and dhaivata are born in the vaṃśa (lineage) of ṛṣis (sages)

"The two svaras ršabha and dhaivata are born in the lineage of rsis."

47 TRANSLATION The third (letter) of the eighth (group viz. 's') combined with the Hari-bija (a)^{71} is the initial svara that the knowledgeable one in svara should draw out with all effort. (63) The second (letter) of the seventh (group viz. 'r'), combined with kāmabīja (viz. 'a'),72 know (that) as the second svara arising out of the brahmasthāna (64) (brahmagranthi). The third (letter) of the second group (viz. 'g') combined with Viṣṇu - bīja, (viz. 'a'), one should always draw out (this) svara which is attractive among the (65) various svaras. The last (letter) of the sixth group, (viz. 'm') combined with the initial one (viz. 'a') know it as madhyama, the indestructible (and)73 best among svaras. (66) The first one of the same (sixth group, viz. 'p') combined with the first one (viz. 'a'), know that as the beautiful svara, associated with the number (five) of (67) vyoma (space)74 and born of the ostha (lip)75 sthāna.76 The fourth (letter) of the fifth group (viz. 'dh') combined with the initial one (viz. 'a'), one should draw out that excellent svara born of two bows.77 (68) The last (letter) of the fifth group (viz. 'n') differentiated by the end that is other than akāra (viz. 'i') arising out of the brahma-sthāna78 (cerebral aperture) (69) is combined with 'high' sound. Thus, this much has been shown as the svaroddhāra (analysis of svara-names) (70 ab) contained in agama.79 [ Assignment of community, colour and the like to svaras ] Now I shall speak of the assignment of community, colour and the like (to (70 \text{ cd}) svaras). (i) Kula-Vamśa. Şadja, gāndhāra and madhyama are born in the Kula 80 (community) of gods, this svara pañcama is born in the lineage (vaṃśa)81 of manes (pitṛvaṃśa). (71) The two svaras ršabha and dhaivata are born in the lineage of rsis. The niṣāda (72) born in the community of demons, is called 'ni'. (ii) Colours. Ṣaḍja is of the colour of the lotus-petal, ṛṣabha is of the colour of parrot, gāndhāra is goldenhued, madhyama is (white) like kunda (jasminum multi- (73) florum).

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The nine śrutis group has been associated with the vamsa (flute) because the production of svaras can be clearly described there in terms of opening, shaking, and half-opening holes

"This group of nine śrutis has been associated with the vamsa (flute) because the production of the svaras of four, three and two śrutis has been clearly described there in terms of 'opening' the hole (removing the finger), shaking the finger and half-opening of the hole"

VIMARŚA 159 20-23. Utkarşa and apakarşa lit. mean heightening and lowering respectively. They are used singly and also in a pair in NS. Our text uses them in a pair in the present passage and also in Anu. 36 (while explaining grāma). Again in Anu. 8 (while explaining the process of sāraṇā) 'apakarṣa' and 'apakṛṣṭa' (adjective for Viņā ) is used. Mārdava and āyatatva are used in a pair in the present passage; but 'ayatatva' is replaced with 'viprakarşa' in Anu. 50 ( while explaining tāna-kriyā ) and mārdava is explained there as loosening ( of the string). Word Reference Context Apakṛṣṭa (Pañcama) NS XXVIII p. 20 Madhyamagrāma Utkarşa-apakarşa p. 20 Measure of śruti . Apakṛṣṭa (Vīṇā) p. 20 Sāraņā M Utkarşa ( of gandhara ) p. 26 Mūrchanā-grāma Mărdava (of dhaivata) p. 26 Utkṛṣṭa ( niṣāda ) p. 32 Svara-sādhāraņa (gāndhāra) p. 32 99 Mārdava-āyatatva p. 20 Measure of sruti × Ayatatva XXVIX p. 37 Sruti-jāti Mṛdutva p. 37 Viprakarşa-mārdava XXVIII p. 27 Tāna-kriyā Viprakarşa-pidana Abhi. Bhā. ( stretching of the on above string) Mārdava = śithilikarana (loosening of the string). It is an acoustic fact that stretching or tightening of the string results in higher pitch and loosening of the string results in the reverse viz. lower pitch. The words utkarşa and apakarşa stand for these two resultant changes in pitch respectively. 'Ayatatva' and 'mārdava' are basically concerned with the process of tightening and loosening of the string respectively. Both these pairs are closely related since they represent the effect and cause. Both the pairs are mentioned together in BrD and NS in the context of sāraņā (the process of verification of śruti). It is notable that although utkarşa and āyatatva and apakarşa and mārdava are pairs of mutually related terms, their order is reversed both in NŠ and BrD where mārdava-āyatatva is said to be an alternative of utkarşa-apakarşa; the proper order would have been apakarşa-utkarşa. Abhinavagupta commenting on this passage of NS explains the mutual relativity of the constituents of both the pairs. When there are two viņās, if one string on one viņā is tightened, this action has two effects viz. higher pitch on that viņā and relatively lower pitch on the corresponding string of the other viņā without any change of tension in that string. Hence ayatatva produces both utkarşa and apakarşa. Similarly, if one string is loosened on one viņā, this action has two

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Svaras in the vamsa (flute) should be known as forming groups of two, three and four śrutis

"The svaras situated in the vamsa (flute) should be known as (forming) groups of two, three and four śrutis."

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The use of svaras in holes of bamboo flute forms groups of two, three and four śrutis

"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."

structural

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Nine śrutis are associated with the bamboo flute (vamsa)

"Thus have been spoken of by me nine śrutis 15 on the bamboo (flute).(25)"