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‘Sangita’ as used in Sangeeta Ratnakara is defined as that which comprises gitam, vadyam and nrittam. Gitam represents tonal music, Vadyam is a syllabic form created by the drum and Nrittam is pure dance. |
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Sarangadeva classified ‘Sangitam’ as marga and desi, where marga represents natya and desi a different tradition other than that expounded in treatises like the Dasarupaka of Dhananjaya. |
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The term ‘thala’ was first mentioned in the Natya Shastra of Bharata, but the word ‘raga’ appeared only around the 5th century AD in Matanga’s treatise Brhaddesi. |
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