(215) (E) Kālidāsa indicates that a musician must have a Muraja or some other kind of drum for keeping time and a stringed or wind instrument for acco- mpaniment or drone. S It will be seen from above that the present practice of our musicians to learn first the seven notes and then their several combinations in ascent and descent is reflected in Kālidāsa. Even now they sing first the notes of a mode (नोम् थोम्) and then sing the song set to that mode. They require, while singing, a तबला or पखवाज and a तंबोरा, सारंगी or flute played by their side. (B) INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC. 4. Kālidāsa appears to be well conversant with many drum-instruments. He gives the names of मुरज, मृदङ्ग, अङ्कय, आलिङ्गय, ऊर्ध्वक, मर्दल etc. in his works; but he makes special mention of the Puskara instrument in the Mālavikāgnimitra 10 9 शब्दायन्ते मधुरमनिलै: कोचका; पूर्यमाणाः । संसक्ताभिस्त्रिपुरविजयो गीयते किंनरीभिः । निहादस्ते मुरज इव चेत्कन्दरेषु ध्वनिः स्यात् । संगीतार्थो ननु पशुपतेस्तत्र भावी समग्रः ॥ -मेघ० 1.59. 10 ध्वनत्सु तूर्येषु सुमन्द्रमङ्क्यालिङ्ग्योर्ध्वकेश्वप्सरसो रसेन । -कुमार० To XI. 37. शिखरासक्तमेघानां व्यजन्ते यत्र वेश्मनाम् । अनुगर्जितसंदिग्धाः करणैर्मुरजस्वनाः ॥-कुमार० VI.40.
