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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Saṅgītaśiromaṇi

Tribhinna (त्रिभिन्न, “divided into three”) refers to one of the fifteen aspects of gamaka (embellishments, ornamentation) that are used in Indian classical music (gāndharva), according to the Saṅgītaśiromaṇi 14.83-94. These gamakas refer to essential elements of the sthāyas (technical phrases) of rāgas (melodic modes). Accordingly, “a vibrato (kampa, technically speaking: a turn) on a note (svarakampa) in three positions (sthāna) without stops is a tribhinna”.

Source: archive.org: Northern Indian Music Volume I

Tribhinna (त्रिभिन्न, “threefold”) refers to one of the gamakas (graces):—“The tribhinna (threefold) is a compact ornament running at one stroke through three notes without any rest.” (Saṅgītaratnākara 2.3.92) “A grace that touches three distinct points and amalgamates the qualities of all the three, turning round the note in a single flow, is trditionally known as the threefold (tribhanna).” (Saṅgītasamayasāra 1.55) The Bṛhaddeśī calls this ornament kuharita (cuckoo) in the middle of the octave and recita (the gallop) in the higher octave.

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Tribhinna (त्रिभिन्न) refers to “that which is divided into three”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “In the middle of that (triangle) is the Crooked Liṅga [i.e., vakraliṅga] that generates supreme bliss, (its) form the Point [i.e., bindu] divided into three [i.e., tribhinna]. [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tribhinna (त्रिभिन्न):—[=tri-bhinna] [from tri] m. (in music) Name of a measure.

[Sanskrit to German]

Tribhinna in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tribhinna (ತ್ರಿಭಿನ್ನ):—[noun] (musc.) a

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Tri, Bhinna.

Full-text: Gamaka.

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