dhruva_definition_metrical_text

definition · concept: dhruvā · 3 attestation(s) · confidence 0.90

Dhruvā is a metrical text performed in pūrvaranga (Sanskrit or non-lexical syllables) and within drama in Prākṛta, communicating desired meaning; called 'the sounded one'.

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dhruva := metrical_text(performed_in=purvaranga, language={sanskrit, prescribed_syllables}); within_drama := prakrta; must_communicate_meaning := True; role := sounded_one

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Evidence (3)

p. vol_II_p163 · #1928 « Dhruvāis a metrical text that is performed in pūrvaranga »
p. vol_I_p062 · #2647 « dhruvā that is formed in accordance with the (desired) meaning »
p. vol_I_p070 · #2741 « dhruvā is the sounded25 one »

Other rules on this concept (6)

dhruva_alankara_restrictions validation Not all alankāras are desirable in dhruvās due to excessive stretching; syena, bindu and similar sho
dhruva_jati_act_assignment assignment Specific jātis are prescribed for dhruvā of specific acts: gāndhārī and raktagāndhārī for act 3; kai
dhruvas_no_excessive_stretch validation Excessive syllable stretching via alaṅkāras is undesirable in dhruvās because text-meaning comprehen
dhruva_avakrsta_treatment_reference structural Avakṛṣṭā dhruvās are explained within the treatment of dhruvā in the text.
dhruva_fourfold_usage enumeration Dhruvā has fourfold usage: complete (full svaras), hexatonic, pentatonic, quadratonic.
dhruvas_five_types enumeration Dhruvās are of five types: prāveśikī, prāsādikī, ākṣepikī, sāntarā, naiṣkrāmikī.

dhruva_definition_metrical_text

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