Tanavarna, Tānavarṇa, Tana-varna, Tāna-varṇa: 1 definition
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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTānavarṇa (ತಾನವರ್ಣ):—[noun] a musical composition of rigid form, made mainly for illustrating the sentiments and structure of a mode, in a particular rhythm.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Swathi Thirunal < [April – June 1992]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
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Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Part 3 - Literature on Ancient Indian Music < [Introduction, Part 2]