Musical instrument: 1 definition
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Musical instrument means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Musical instruments refers to one of the “sixty four kinds of Art”, according to the Kamasutra of Vatsyayana.—Cf. the Sanskrit Udakavādya.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The history of Indian Art covers approximately five thousand years which presents a rich and almost continuous record. The references of sixty four kinds of Kala (कला, kalā) are found in the Bhagavatapurana, Shaiva-Tantras, Kamasutra of Vatsyayana etc.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Full-text (+1514): Vadya, Vaditra, Turya, Vina, Vajjana, Vadaka, Gomukha, Kahala, Dendima, Panava, Kvana, Pera, Bheri, Atodya, Turiya, Dundubhi, Vadyabhanda, Shankha, Taurya, Vankri.
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Search found 289 books and stories containing Musical instrument, Musical instruments; (plurals include: Musical instruments, Musical instrumentses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Puppetry in Assam (by Gitali Saikia)
Musical instruments used in puppetry < [Chapter 4]
Puppetry and Folk Dramas of Assam < [Chapter 6]
Characteristics of Folk drama < [Chapter 1]
Society as depicted in the Chaturbhani (study) (by Mridusmita Bharadwaj)
Part 4.3 - Music in ancient India < [Chapter 4 - Critical assessment of the Society as depicted in the Caturbhāṇī]
Part 4.3 - Subject-matter of the Ubhayābhisārikā < [Chapter 3 - introduction to the Bhāṇas of the Caturbhāṇī]
Part 1.4 - Prostitution in ancient India < [Chapter 4 - Critical assessment of the Society as depicted in the Caturbhāṇī]
Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)
19. Music and Dancing < [Social and Economic Life]
10. Marriage-Celebration < [Marriage, Family and Position of Women]
6. Mahadeva-Worship < [Religion]
Manasollasa (study of Arts and Sciences) (by Mahadev Narayanrao Joshi)
6. Music in Somesvara’s Manasollasa < [Chapter 4 - Fine arts in Manasollassa]
18. Marriage in Manasollasa < [Chapter 3 - Social and Political conditions reflected in Somesvara’s Manasollasa]
Journal of Medicinal Plants for Economic Development
A review of the relevance of bottle gourd in Eastern and Southern African... < [Vol 6, No 1 (2022)]
Sociocultural relevance of the bottle gourd and selected species of... < [Vol 6, No 1 (2022)]
Warfare and Military System in Vedic Literature (by Rinki Deka)
War Music (Military Music) < [Chapter 3 - The Religious observances and other Beliefs related to the Warfare]
Encouragement of Troops < [Chapter 3 - The Religious observances and other Beliefs related to the Warfare]