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R_555_nigraha_definition
Nigraha is the omission or non-touching of the immediate svara; one of two tāna-performance methods (with praveśa)
Body (pseudocode)
DEFINE nigraha = omit(immediate_svara); CONTRAST pravesa = identity_of_sound; tana_methods = {pravesa, nigraha}
Inputs / output
→ tana_technique
Evidence (3)
- « performance of tana is twofold viz. with pravesa (lit. entering) and nigraha »
- « Nigraha is, on the other hand, the omission or 'non-touching' of the immediate svara. »
- « nigraha on the other hand, is 'non-touching'. »
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