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[Gāndharva (melodic music) originates from three sources as follows: from a string, from a bamboo, from a human being.
Of these, that which originates from a string is of several types, for instance produced by the Viņā, Trisari, Sārangi, etc.)
Foot-notes :
1. The Sangitaratnākara gives a detailed description of various
musical instruments in Chapter Six, but the Sārangi finds no mention there. The afore-mentioned reference to the Sārangi
is duly given in the Index to Vol. II. 2. Attention to this was drawn by me in the 'Quartely Journal
of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, X. I. 1981, pp.
49-50. 3. The Pāia-saddamahannavo has noted the word under this
reference. 4. This passage is historically important as it touches upon some
well-known topics in the theory of music. It is reproduced in Sanskrit verse by Munisundarasūri in his Jayānanda-kevalicarita (composed in c. 1430 A. D.). Its prose recast was made by Padmavijaya in 1802 A.D.
Reference Works
Sangitaratnākaru of Sārngadeva, Vol. II, edited by S. Subrahmanya
Sastri and V. Krishnanacharya, Adyar Literary Series, 43, 1959. Supāsaņāhacariya of Lakṣmaṇagani, edited by H, T. Sheth, 1919. Kathakoşaprakaraṇa of Jineśrvarasūri, edited by Muni Jinavijaya.
Singhi Jain Series, 11, 1949. Jayānanda-kevalicarita of Munisundarasūri, 1938 (1933 V. S.)
