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Music
205 3. Bheri (III.66; Ku. VII.13). A kettle-drum. 4. Mādduka (XVII.35). It is a kind of drum. 5. Jharjhara (XVII.35).
6. Jhachara (Ku. VIII.13). It may be identified with Jharjhara. The commentator Puşkarākşagani has explained it as a local instrument called Adāuja. Perbaps it is an instrument producing Jhar, Jhar sound.
7. Damarūka (Ku. VII.13). It is a small-drum called damaru in the modern Indian languages.
8. Dhakkā (IX.19; Ku. VIII.13). It is a big drum.
9. Vikvaņi (XII.63). It is called Vallaki or Laki also. It was played by cāraņas. It appears to be a string instrument like an Indian lyre.
10. Tantrī (X.25). It is a string instrument like a vīņā.
11. Tūrya (III.79). It is called Raņatüryavādya also (XIV.37). It appears to be kind of bugle winded in the battlefield. Abhayatilakagani has mentioned twelve kinds of Tūryas (V.1; X1.62). A man who could play all kinds of türyas, is called Nāndikara (XI.62).
12. Dundubhi (V.139). It is a kind of drum (IX. 19).
13. Sankha (V.139). A conch-shell (IX.19). The worship of Lord Siva is performed with the help of Sankha, Dundubhi and Vīņā.
14. Kāhala (IX.19). It is a wind instrument. According to Abbayatilakagaại, Kāhalas were sounded with the air of the mouth (XV.69). They were made of gold also.
15. Yakā (IX.19).
16. Mrdanga It was played io temples (Ku. 1.86). Some mặdangas of bronze were prevalent amongst mountainous areas (XV.69).
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