deśa-bhāṣā is a regional melodic variety
"Gūrjarī is well-
known as a deśa-bhāṣā (regional melodic variety)"
TRANSLATION
<sup>141</sup>
Illustration - Sāgāgapā. Pāmapāmagāmāmā rīgasāsā sāsamāgapāpā.
Pādhanidhā. Mapāpāmapāmāmāmagāsa sīvidhānisīsī sadhānīgāvīgāmāpāganisā
nīgārīnisāsā-. Nidhāpāmāgārīgāsā . Mānīdhanīdhāsā. Chevāţī [iv]
Having ṣaḍja as its nyāsa, niṣāda as its amsa, being weak in pancama, there
being the concert of ṣaḍja-gāndhāra and similarly ṣaḍja-madhyama, this bhāṣā
should be known as hexatonic. Mālavesarī bears the name mūlā.
(44)
Illustration - Nīdhāninī sarisāsāgāmāgādhārisamāmāsā gāsārisāsāgadharisā.
Gāmādhāmā māgādhāgā. Sāsāsā. Mālavesarī [v]
Gūrjarī is well- known as a deśa-bhāṣā (regional melodic variety); it is
immensely lustrous, has niṣāda as aṁśa , ṛṣabha and ṣaḍja as its concluding
notes, and is complete. The concert<sup>17</sup> of sadja-madhyama and similarly
pañcama-ṛṣabha should be known there.
(45)
Illustration - Nisāsānipāpānīdhānīnī sānīsāsā. Sārīsāriri. Sāmāgā. Riri.
Nīnīnī. Pāpāpā. Nidhāni. Nigāsā. Gūrjarī [vi]
This bhāṣā, saurāṣṭrī bearing the name deśī (regional) has niṣāda as its
amsa, sadja as its concluding note, is always complete and is sung by people.
(46)
Illustration - Ninidhāninisāsā nirigāsāsā sāgāgāsā dhaninini dhāmāmānini
ninidhāsāsā gāsāsāgāsāsadhāni dhānidhāmāmāmārigāsāsā gāsanīsāsāsā.
Saurāstrī [vii]