Fundamental of Ancient Indian Music and Dance

Author(s): Sureshchandra Benarji
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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etc.), Andhri and Gurjari probably owe their origin to the tribes known as Mālavas, Andhras and Gurjaras. The name Velāvali is probably derived from vela-ūlli, a Dravidian word. Todi, derived from Tuddi, Aśāvarī and Dhannāsikā have no meaning in Sanskrit; these appear to have originated from foreign sources. The names Chevātī, Kaccoli and Geranji are clearly non-Aryan. Kamboji, Khâmbāja or Khāmācı was probably imported from Kambuja which may have been the region
his name situated in the north-west of India or it may refer to Cambodia in the Far East, Matanga, in his Bșhaddesi, thinks Kambojí to be non-Aryan; opinions, however, differ on this point. The names Turuska-todi, Turuska-gauda indicate a mixture of Turkish elements with the Indian. The name Boļša is taken by some to have been deri ved from Bhoțța or Bhoța which refers to Tibet. Bhammāņa, according to some, hints at its Armenian origin; of commercial contacts of the Armenians with India there is ample evidence. Takka-rāga is considered by some to be a contribution of the non-Aryan Takka race.
Some of the authors of' Sanskrit works on music were aware of the foreign elements of the rāgas. For instance, in his Bịhaddesi, Matanga says 'samkirņā ca matā nityam jñeyā vaideśasanbhavā'-it is mixed and originated in a foreign land