The Body of the Musician: An Annotated Translation and Study of the Pindotpatti-prakarana of Sarngadeva's Sangitaratnakara

352 Pages·2012·2.4 MB·English

by  Makoto Kitada

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Schweizerische
Asiengesellschaft
Société Suisse-Asie
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The Sangītaratnākara (“The Ocean of Music”) written by Śārngadeva
in the 13th century is the most important theoretical work on Indian
classical music. Its prologue, the Pin.d.otpatti-prakaran.a (“The Section
of the Arising of the Human Body”), deals with the Indian science of
the human body, i.e. embryology, anatomy, and the Hat.hayogic
theory of Cakras. The sources of this work are found in the classical
THE BOdy Of THE MUSICIAN
medical texts (Āyurveda) such as Caraka, Suśruta and Vāgbhat.a, the
Hat.hayogic texts as well as in the encyclopaedic texts (Purān.a).
After philologically analyzing the mutual relation and background
An Annotated Translation and Study of the
of these texts, the author demonstrates the reasons why the human - . . - -
Pin.d.otpatti-prakaran.a of Śarngadeva’s Sangıtaratnakara
body is described in this musicological work. His investigation reveals 3
the Indian mystic thought of body and sound. This study, although
an Indological one, is an attempt to answer the universal question worlds of souTh
what music is, i.e. how music is created in the human body, what the and inner asia
effect of music on the human body is, and what music aims at. The n welTen süd- und
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Schweizerische
Asiengesellschaft
Société Suisse-Asie
. .
The Sangītaratnākara (“The Ocean of Music”) written by Śārngadeva
in the 13th century is the most important theoretical work on Indian
classical music. Its prologue, the Pin.d.otpatti-prakaran.a (“The Section
of the Arising of the Human Body”), deals with the Indian science of
the human body, i.e. embryology, anatomy, and the Hat.hayogic
theory of Cakras. The sources of this work are found in the classical
THE BOdy Of THE MUSICIAN
medical texts (Āyurveda) such as Caraka, Suśruta and Vāgbhat.a, the
Hat.hayogic texts as well as in the encyclopaedic texts (Purān.a).
After philologically analyzing the mutual relation and background
An Annotated Translation and Study of the
of these texts, the author demonstrates the reasons why the human - . . - -
Pin.d.otpatti-prakaran.a of Śarngadeva’s Sangıtaratnakara
body is described in this musicological work. His investigation reveals 3
the Indian mystic thought of body and sound. This study, although
an Indological one, is an attempt to answer the universal question worlds of souTh
what music is, i.e. how music is created in the human body, what the and inner asia
effect of music on the human body is, and what music aims at. The n welTen süd- und
second half of the book consists of a translation of the original text a ZenTralasiens
i
c
of the Pin.d.otpatti-prakaran.a, including commentaries, with plenty si Mondes de l’asie MAKOTO KITAdA
of annotations. u du sud eT de
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l’asie cenTrale
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Makoto Kitada studied linguistics and indology at Tokyo and Halle o
t
Universities. Since 2011 he lectures at Osaka University (Section for o
k
Urdu). Makoto Kitada is a research fellow of the Eastern Institute, Tokyo. a
M
His research interests are South Asian languages and literature, such
as Urdu, Bengali, and Sanskrit. He plays Hindustani music (Sarod) and
is interested in the musical aspect of oral literature.
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THE BODY OF THE MUSICIAN
WORLDS OF SOUTH AND INNER ASIA
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THE BODY OF THE MUSICIAN
An Annotated Translation and Study of the
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Pin.d. otpatti-prakaran.a of Śarngadeva’s Sangıtaratnakara
MAKOTO KITADA
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Kitada, Makoto.
The body of the musician: an annotated translation and study of the Pindotpatti-prakarana
of Sarngadeva’s Sangitaratnakara / Makoto Kitada.
p. cm. – (Worlds of South and Inner Asia, ISSN 1661-755X; vol. 3)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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1. Sarngadeva. Sangitaratnakara. Pindotpattiprakarana. 2. Music–Physiological aspects–
Early works to 1800. 3. Music theory–India–Early works to 1800. I. Sarngadeva. Sangitaratnakara.
Pindotpattiprakarana. English. II. Title.
ML3820.K57 2012
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Cover illustration: The celestial musician, Nārada. Courtesy of the Patan Museum, Nepal.
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Contents
Preface ................................................................................................7

Abbreviations ......................................................................................9

Preliminary remark on citing (cid:277)loka-s .................................................. 11

Prologue ............................................................................................1 3(cid:3)
§1.(cid:3) Sa(cid:1246)g(cid:229)taratn(cid:187)kara (SR) and (cid:276)(cid:187)r(cid:1246)gadeva .................................1 3(cid:3)
§2.(cid:3) Two Commentaries: Kallin(cid:187)tha’s Kal(cid:187)nidhi
and Si(cid:1244)habh(cid:293)p(cid:187)la’s Sudh(cid:187)kara .............................................1 5(cid:3)
§3.(cid:3) Pi(cid:1248)(cid:1190)otpattiprakara(cid:1248)a of SR ..................................................1 6(cid:3)
§4.(cid:3) Studies on Pi(cid:1248)(cid:1190)otpattiprakara(cid:1248)a:
SHRINGY 1999 and FUNATSU 1991 .................................1 7(cid:3)
§5.(cid:3) Meditation of sound .............................................................1 9(cid:3)
§6.(cid:3) The validity and nature of the statements of the SR ............... 25(cid:3)
§7.(cid:3) On my translation method ....................................................2 7(cid:3)
§8.(cid:3) Philosophical matters ...........................................................2 7

On the editions of the SR ...................................................................2 9

Situating the text ................................................................................3 1(cid:3)
§1.(cid:3) Introduction ........................................................................3 1(cid:3)
§2.(cid:3) Comparison with the two parallel texts .................................4 4(cid:3)
§3.(cid:3) The body and music .............................................................8 4(cid:3)
§4.(cid:3) Embryology, asceticism and music:
Y(cid:187)jñavalkyasm(cid:1952)ti and SR .....................................................9 5(cid:3)
§5.(cid:3) Comparison of the human body
with the musical instrument in Indian literature .................. 100

Situating the text: Appendix I ...........................................................1 09

Situating the text: Appendix II .......................................................... 115(cid:3)
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English translation ........................................................................... 117(cid:3)
On my translation method ............................................................ 117(cid:3)
Remarks on the English translation ............................................... 118

Section: Arising/Origination of the [human] body (pi(cid:1244)(cid:1186)a) ................. 120

Bibliography ...................................................................................3 19

Index ...............................................................................................3 41(cid:3)

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