Essay name: Manasollasa (study of Arts and Sciences)
Author:
Mahadev Narayanrao Joshi
Affiliation: Karnatak University / Department of Sanskrit
This essay in English studies the Manasollasa authored by Someshvara III, representing an ancient encyclopedic work encompassing over 8,000 Sanskrit verses. The text addresses diverse topics like polity, political sciences, architecture, jurisprudence, iconography, idol-making, and various arts and sciences such as mathematics.
Chapter 4 - Fine arts in Manasollassa
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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Words are concrete, tone is fluid and intangible. A word
taken by itself has a fixed meaning, a tone assumes mean-
ing only from its association with other tones. Words
convey specific ideas, music suggests elusive states of
啷�
[1
] mind.
Some艣vara of Western Calukyan dynasty is considered
to be an authority on music. This dynasty has been
147 referred to by C.R.Day.
"The most flourishing age of
Indian music was during the period of native princes,
a little before the Mohomedan conquest. #
艢腻谤补苍驳补诲别惫补
also says about Some艣vara that King Some艣vara is considered
to be an authority on music.
148 Some艣vara, first of all, gives the origin of Ragas
and then enumerates various types of Ragas.
According
The Svaras
to him the Svaras originate from the Samaveda.
then give rise to the gr膩mas, and gr膩mas to the j膩tis.
147. C.R.Day. 'The Music and Musical Instruments of
Southern India and the Deccan'. (B.R. Publishing Corporation,
Delhi, 1974) p.3.
148. 啶多ぞ啶班啶權啶椸う啷囙さ, 啶膏啷嵿啷�啶むぐ啶む啶ㄠぞ啶曕ぐ [艣膩r峁単adeva, sa峁単墨taratn膩kara ] 1.18.
鈥�
啶班啶︵啶班う啷� 啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠ啶き啷傕お啶距げ啷� 啶啶溹き啷傕さ啶侧啶侧き啶膏啶むぅ啶� 啷�
啶ぐ啶ぐ啷嵿う啷� 啶� 啶膏啶啶多 啶溹啶︵啶曕ぎ啶灌啶い啶苦 啷�
[rudrado n膩nyabh奴p膩lo bhojabh奴vallabhastath膩 |
paramard墨 ca some艣o jagadekamah墨pati岣� ||
]
