सप्तस्वर (saptasvara)
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Apte Hindi
Hindiसप्तस्वरः
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संगीत के सात स्वर
Abhyankara Grammar
Englishसप्तस्वर lit, the seven accents
the term refers to the seven accents formed of the subdivisions of the three main Vedic accents उदात्त, अनुदात्त and स्वरित viz उदात्त, उदात्ततर, अनुदात्त, अनुदात्ततर, स्वरित, स्वरितोदात्त, and एकश्रुति: cf त एते तन्त्रे तरनिर्देशे सप्त स्वरा भवन्ति ( उदात: । उदात्ततरः । अनुदात्तः ! अनुदात्ततरः । स्वरित: । स्वरिते य उदात्तः सोन्येन विशिष्टः । एकश्रुतिः सप्तम: ॥ M. Bh on P. I. 2. 33. It is possible that these seven accents which were turned into the seven notes of the chantings of the sa- mans developed into the seven musical notes which have tradition- ally come down to the present day known as सा रे ग म प ध नी
cf. उदात्ते निषादगान्धारौ अनुदात्ते ऋषभधैवतौ । स्वरितप्रभवा ह्येते षड्जमध्यमपञ्चमाः। Pan. Siksa. The Vajasaneyi Pratisakhya mentions the seven accents differen- tly
cf. उदात्तादयः परे सप्त । यथा-अभिनि- हितक्षैप्र-प्राशश्लिष्ट-तैरोव्यञ्जन-तैरोविराम-पादवृत्त- ताथाभाव्याः Uvvata on V.Pr.I.l l4.
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