Part 1(a).5 - Analysis of Kohalamatam

It could be said that Kohalamatam is a part of the larger Svaratālādilakṣaṇam. It is also a significant fact that Kohalamatam shares a lot of information with many other major lakṣaṇagranthas such as Saṅgītacūḍāmaṅi, Saṅgītamakaranda, Saṅgītasamayasāra and even some lesser known ones like Saṅgītavidhikaḷ and Tālalakṣaṇam (Not the work that is found in the manuscript -R7979). It can be said that majority of Kohalamatam’s material can be found in one work or another and the subject matter is in a highly confused order. The treatment of subjects in Kohalamatam is also worthy of mention. The work deals mostly with definition of terms and classifications. There are no detailed discussions on any aspect. Many medieval works such as Saṅgītamakaranda, Saṅgītasamayasāra, Saṅgītapārijāta, and even some lesser known ones such as Nāṭyacūḍāmaṇi of Somanārya have adopted this style.