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| # स्तोभ । Stobha | | # स्तोभ । Stobha |
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− | '''Vikara''' - Pronouncing an altered word in place of the words in the mantra by making some changes from the point of view of singing is called 'Vikara'. Like pronouncing 'Ognayi' instead of 'Agne'. | + | '''विकार । Vikara''' - Pronouncing an altered word in place of the words in the mantra by making some changes from the point of view of singing is called 'Vikara'. Like pronouncing 'ओग्नये' instead of 'अग्ने'. |
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− | '''Vishleshana''' - Dividing a mantra pada (parts of mantra) into two or more parts as per situational requirement is called 'Vishleshana'. Like pronouncing 'wo yi - toya 2 yi' instead of 'veetaye'. | + | '''विश्लेषण । Vishleshana''' - Dividing a mantra pada (parts of mantra) into two or more parts as per situational requirement is called 'Vishleshana'. Like pronouncing 'वो यि तोय 2 यि' instead of 'वीतये'. |
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− | '''Vikarshana''' - Pronunciation of long svara (2 = long) in place of Hrasva svara (1 = Hrasva) used in the mantra and pronouncing Pluta svara (3 = Plut) in place of Deergha svara is called 'Vikarshan'. For example, pronouncing 'ye' as 'ya 2 3 yi' i.e. reciting the long and longer svaras by stretching till the point. | + | '''विकर्षण । Vikarshana''' - Pronunciation of long svara (2 = long) in place of Hrasva svara (1 = Hrasva) used in the mantra and pronouncing Pluta svara (3 = Plut) in place of Deergha svara is called 'Vikarshana'. For example, pronouncing 'ये' as 'य 2 3 यि' i.e. reciting the long (dirgha) and longer (plutha) svaras by stretching till the point. |
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| + | '''अभ्यासः । Abhyas''' - Reciting any word in the mantra two or more times is called 'abhyasa'. Like – 'तो या 2 यि', 'तो या 2 yi' twice. |
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| + | '''विराम । Viraama''' - For the convenience of singing, pausing for a few moments in the middle of any pada of the mantra is called 'Viraama'. For example, pronouncing 'Grinano Havyadataye' as 'Grinano Ha Vyadataye'. That is, while pronouncing, there is a slight pause on the letter 'H' in the middle of the mantra. |
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| + | '''स्तोभ । Stobha''' - To give Richa the form of a song, some additional song-appropriate words like 'औहोवा', 'हाउ' etc. are included with the mantra. These are called 'Stobha'. Stobha is the main kind of Samavikara. These are considered to be the decoration of the Samagana. These are chanted during the aalap (a prelude to the actual mantra) of the mantra, which increases the beauty of the mantra. There is a difference in the positions of Stobha as per the Veda shaka. For example, the Kauthumiya branch adds 'हाउ', 'राइ' etc. and the Ranayaniya branch add 'हावु', 'रायि' etc.<ref name=":1" /> |
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| == Samaveda as an Independent Veda == | | == Samaveda as an Independent Veda == |
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| # तीव्र (उच्च) - high | | # तीव्र (उच्च) - high |
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− | === मूर्छना। Murchana === | + | === मूर्छना। Murchhna === |
| The sound emanating from one note of each of the svaras is called Murchanas. They are formed by the mutual combination of Svaras and Grama (7 times 3) and are 21 in number. | | The sound emanating from one note of each of the svaras is called Murchanas. They are formed by the mutual combination of Svaras and Grama (7 times 3) and are 21 in number. |
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