varnaila_seven_varieties

enumeration · concept: Varnailā · 1 attestation(s) · confidence 0.97

Varṇailā has seven varieties: madanavatī, śaśilekhā, prabhāvatī, mālatī, lalitā, hemavatī, kusumavatī.

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VARNAILA_VARIETIES = ['madanavati','shashilekha','prabhavati','malati','lalita','hemavati','kusumavati']

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p. vol_II_p123 · #1452 « Madanavatī, śaśilekhā, prabhāvatī, mālatī, similarly lalitā, hemavatī, (and) kusumavatī, these seven are the elās regulated on the basis of varņa (syllable). »

varnaila_definition_quality_descriptions definition Varṇailā is a musical form characterized by descriptions of qualities like glory, enthusiasm, and st
varnaila_regulated_by_syllables_only definition Varṇailā is regulated by syllable count alone, with no regulation of tāla, rasa, or rāga.
varnaila_seven_count enumeration There are seven varieties of varṇailā described in a similar (samarasa) manner.
varnaila_syllable_count_progression structural The seven varṇailā varieties progress from eleven to seventeen syllables per foot in sequence.
varnaila_talas_set enumeration Varṇailā is sung in tālas including maṇṭha, dvitīya, kaṅkāla, and ḍmatitāla.