R_marga_def

definition · concept: mārga · 3 attestation(s) · confidence 0.92

Mārga = 'path', the span of a tāla; NŚ enumerates three mārgas per tāla (citra, vārtika, dakṣiṇa) in doubling ratio; contrasted with deśī

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DEFINE mārga(tāla): meaning = path; semantic = span(tāla); enumeration = {citra(shortest), vārtika(2×citra), dakṣiṇa(2×vārtika)}; contrast(mārga, deśī): deśī begins with group of four svaras, mārga does not

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tala —

→ tala_span_definition

Evidence (3)

p. vol_II_p161 · #1901 « Mārga literally means path; it stands for the span of a tāla. »
p. vol_II_p161 · #1908 « NŚ describes three mārgas of each tāla, citra...vārtika...dakṣiṇa again being its double. »
p. vol_II_p018 · #185 « (The structure) beginning with the group of four svaras is deśī, not mārga. »

Other rules on this concept (2)

R_2230_three_margas_tala enumeration Three mārgas in ancient tāla-system = three degrees of length of tāla-cycle
R_509_marga definition Marga (technical sense) = the type of deśī music which is structured and has provision for ālāpa (me

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