Musical Instruments in Sanskrit Literature
by S. Karthick Raj KMoundinya | 2008 | 66,229 words
The essay studies the Musical Instruments in Sanskrit Literature and its relationship with the South Indian musical tradition. The study emphasizes the universal appeal of music and documents how it pervades various aspects of life, art, literature, painting, and sculpture. The thesis further examines the evolution of musical instruments from ancie...
Appendix 3 - List of plates: Percussion Instruments
[Full title: Musical Instruments in Sculptures, Pictures, Paintings and Photographs (3) Percussion Instruments]
1. Line drawings of Ankhya, Alinkya and Urdhvaka drums. 2. 3. 4. 5. Line drawings of various types of Mrdangas. Line drawings of various types of Mrdangas. Ankhya and Urdhvaka drums (line drawing). Dakka 6. Edakka 7. Tabla 8. Udukkai 9. Damaram 10. Maddalam 11. Damaru 12. Mardala 13. Various Frame drums (Pataha) and Ankhya drums. 14. Dasari Tappattai. 15. Pataha 16. Kanjari 17. Guruki 18. Kanjari 19. Ankhya drum for Siva's dance. 20. Ankhya drum for Siva's dance. 21. Ankhya drum 22. Ankhya drum for Siva's dance. 23. Urdhvaka drum for Siva's dance. 24. Tridardura (line drawing) 25. Pancamukha Vadyam 26. Pancamukha Vadyam 27. Pancamukha Vadyam
28. Pancamukha Vadyam and Kudamuzha Kudamuzha line drawing 29. 30. Edakka with cymbals 31. Edakka 32. Ghumat 33. 34. Tridardura Various Percussion Instruments. 1. Mrdanga 2. Tabla 3. Dolak 4. Tavil 5. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. Kanjira Karanas depicting Mrdanga play. Mrdanga accompaniment to Siva's dance. Buta gana playing Mrdanga. Mrdanga Pakhawaj Khol Mrdanga played by Lord Siva. 41. 42. Chadchadi 43. Kirikatti 44. Chenda 45. Nagara 46. Edakka 47. Edakka in Sculpture. 48. Dhol 49. Tambattam 50. Nagara 51. 52. Buta gana playing Ghatam for Siva's dance. Buta gana playing Pot drum for Siva's dance. 53. Buta gana playing Ghatam for Siva's dance. ៩៨ 54. Tabla
55. Dholak 56. Abzem 57. Timila 58. Pambai 59. Nagara ២៩ ៩៨៩ 60. Nagaras Dhol played with acrobatics. Udukkai Dakka 62. 63. 64. Damaru 65. Dendung (Wooden scraper) 66. 565 67. Gna Chekkai 68. Tumda (Madal) 69. Damaram 70. Brahma putting Karatalam to Siva's dance. 71. 72. 73. 74. Buta gana playing Ghatam for Siva's dance. Ghatam Lord Siva playing Pot drum Jalatarangam 75. Jhallari 76. Jhallari line drawing 77. Jhallari 78. Cymbals line drawing 79. Jhallari line drawing 80. Cymbals line drawing 81. Cymbals line drawing 82. Kaniyari Danda 83. 84. 85. Chimta Karaikal Ammayar playing cymbals. Decorated bell 86. Cymbals line drawing
1 322 es
10 to 12 2 b 3 VITEK (9) D 323
13 Pataha and Ankya drums depicted 324
14) 16 17 18 325
Ankya drum for Siva's dance 19 20 21 26 326
22 Bhutagana playing urdhavaka 23 327
(24) 27 25 25 29 28 320
32 Bhutagana playing Dardura for Lord's dance 33 31 329
3 257-5-6 A 2-2 5 34" 2-b 1 1.Mridhangam 2.Tabla and Bayan 3.Dolak 4.Tavil 5.Kanjira 330
38 35 137 Mridangam accompaniment to Siva's dance 36 39 (40) (41 331
42 332 43 (44) (45 (46" (48 50 47
Gana performing Ghatam for Lord's dance 51 55 Ghatam (pot-drum) depicted 53 333
59 156 54 57 60 61 55 (58) 334
68 (62 63 64 (65 (66) (67 Brahma putting Kara-Talam to Siva's dance. Vishnu looks on. (70) 335 (69)
72 Gana playing Ghata Vadya for Siva's dance (71 UILTEDIEDENET 74 73 336
182 (778 175 (79) (76 (80 D 77 337
184 Karaikal Ammaiyar playing Cymbals (86) 90 85 87 88 (89 338
95 192 98 339 93 994) 96 97 199
1 63 5 340 3 000 100 1.Jalatarangam 2.Silambu 3.Gejjai (ankle bells) 4.Pujari Kai Chilambu 5.Ghatam 6.Morsing
1 0 5 101 1.Jalra 2.Brahma Talam 3.Talam 4.Chipla 5.Kartal 341
TASH 12" 102 342 Tash Udukkai Tavil
O Mridhangam (103) Nagara Tabla 8 X 212 Tambourine Talam Talam 343
Bangra Dhol Dolak Dolki 104 Bangla Dhol 160/12 Daph (Pataha) Damaru
Khanjari Dumbak Kartal 105 18816 Kanjira Madal 345 MANJIRAS Manjiras
5734 154 I Djembes (Urdvaka) 1330 346 MIKA Xr GHTM ALGD Ghatams 249/K 3 248/02 248/03 240 D 4 249 IM 245/5 Duggi Tarang 106 Gunguroos Talam & Gunguroo Khol
