THE OCEAN OF MUSIC

original: "Saṅgītaratnākara"; literally 'The Jewel-Mine of Music,' one of the most important Sanskrit texts on Indian music theory and performance.

S'ĀRNGADEVA

A 13th-century scholar who worked at the court of the Seuna Yadava dynasty in the Deccan region.

WITH

THE 'MOONLIGHT OF ART' BY KALLINĀTHA AND

original: "Kalānidhi"; a 15th-century commentary that provides essential explanations of S'ārngadeva's verses.

THE 'MINE OF NECTAR' BY SIMHABHŪPĀLA

original: "Sudhākara"; a commentary written by a 14th-century king of the Recarla dynasty.

EDITED BY

SCHOLAR S. SUBRAHMANYA SASTRI

original: "Pandit"; a title for a learned scholar or master of traditional Indian knowledge.

Vol. I—Chapter 1

original: "Adhyāya"; this volume covers the first chapter, which deals with the philosophical and physiological foundations of sound.

THE ADYAR LIBRARY

1943