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INTRODUCTION
The present book entitled Sangitą Makaranda by Nárada is one of the very few Sanskrit works on Music that have been hitherto printed and published. .
Materials for a history of ancient Indian MusicIf the reader will just have a glance at the list, which is by no means complete, of Sanskrit works specially appended to this edition for the information of the researchers in the Department of Music, he will have an idea of the extent of the literature on the subject. The list does not include the names of a number of works written by many ancient masters of Music such as Vena, Matanga, Kobala. Tumburu, Yashtika, Vis'yávasu. Hanuman alias A Dantila, Kambala, As'vatara, Rudrata, Kds'yapa, Umapati', Gopala Nayaka &c. from whose works quotations have been made by Chaturą Kallinâtha ( about A. D. 1400-1500) in his commentary on Sangita Ratnakara. Unfortunately Kallinátha mentions only the names of the authors and not the names of their works. Hence the names of the works of these authors could not be included in the list. In the above commentary Chatura Kallinatha. has quoted one whole chapter from a work called "Sangita Merui', by Kobala. In this chapter Kohala mentions the names of the following writers on Music (probably dancing ) :-Bhatta Tandu, S'ambhu, Sumantu, Purari, Kshemardja and Lohita Bhatta. He also mentions the name of a work entitled Des'i Nritta Samudra by Nárada. S'arngadeva mentions a work called Brihaddes't by Yâshtika. Besides these, names of numerous other authors have been mentioned by Sarngadeva in his Sangita Ratnakara without specifying their works. As research work is being carried on by various Scholars and Institutions, it is likely that many of these works may come to light hereafter.
1. The Baroda Central Library has secured a copy of Umâ pati's work entitled "Aumapatya” from the Ms, in the Madras Govt. Library.
2. Vide Sangita Raindkara Vol. II, p. 679. 3. Vide Sangita Ratnakara Vol. I. p. 184. S
