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The shruti or śruti is the smallest interval of pitch that the human ear can detect and a singer or musical instrument can produce. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The concept is found in ancient and medieval Sanskrit texts such as the Natya Shastra , the Dattilam , the Brihaddeshi , and the Sangita Ratnakara .
Monier-Williams [14] traces the contextual history of this meaning of śruti as, "which has been heard or communicated from the beginning, sacred knowledge that was only heard and verbally transmitted from generation to generation, the Veda, from earliest Rishis (sages) in Vedic tradition. [1] In scholarly literature, Śruti is also spelled as ...
Sruthilayalu (Telugu : శ్రుతిలయలు) is a 1987 Telugu-language musical drama film, directed by K. Viswanath. The film stars Rajasekhar and Sumalatha [1] with soundtrack composed by K. V. Mahadevan. [2] It was released on 30 April 1987. [3] The film garnered eight Nandi Awards and also won Filmfare Award for Best Director ...
This corpus includes, but is not limited to the six Vedāngas (the auxiliary sciences in the Vedas), the Itihasas (i.e. the Mahābhārata and Rāmāyana), the Dharmasūtras and Dharmaśāstras (or Smritiśāstras), the Arthasaśāstras, the Purānas, the Kāvya or poetical literature, extensive Bhasyas (reviews and commentaries on Shrutis and ...
There are 5 sthāyis in Carnaatic music, namely, Anumandara (lowest), Mandara (literally means chant, which means lower), Madhya (literally means middle), Taara (means higher) and Athitaara (meaning very high). Most artists sing over two octaves or two and a half octaves range (within Mandra, Madhya and Taara sthaayis).
These express that Shruti, Smṛti and Acara are sources of jurisprudence and law. [30] The precedence of these sources is declared in the opening verses of each of the known, surviving Dharma-sūtras. For example, [30] The source of Dharma is the Veda, as well as the tradition [Smriti], and practice of those who know the Veda.
Shruti is believed to have no author; rather a divine recording of the "cosmic sounds of truth", heard by rishis. Stotra Ratna: A Sanskrit hymn by Yamunacharya in praise of Vishnu. Sūtra (सूत्र): Sūtra refers to an aphorism or a collection of such aphorisms in the form of a book or text.
A simple practical demonstration of Graha Bhedam can be taken up by playing the structure of a rāgam with the drone set to Sa (Shadjamam).Then if we keep playing the same keys/ notes, while shifting the drone to another note in the rāgam, to form the new śruti/ tonic note, the result is a different rāgam.