Tat bitat ghan sushir sab maanat
Lyrics and meaning.
About this composition
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Raga | Marwa |
| Form | Lakshan geet |
| Tala | Teental · 16 beats |
Complete lyrics, transliteration and meanings
| Section | Original script | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sthayi | तत बितत घन सुषिर सब मानत | Tat bitat ghan sushir sab maanat | Stringed instruments, skin-covered drums, solid-bodied percussion and wind instruments are recognised by all. |
| Sthayi | बाजे चतुर विध शास्त्र बखानत | Baaje chatur vidh shaastr bakhaanat | The treatises describe four kinds of instruments. |
| Antara | बीन मृदंग झाँझ सुर लीगत | Bin mridang jhaanjh sur ligat | Veena, mridang and cymbals; their musical tones—‘ligat’. |
| Antara | भेद अनंत चतुर गुनि जानत | Bhed anant Chatur guni jaanat | Accomplished Chatur knows their countless distinctions. |
Word notes
Baaje are musical instruments. Tat denotes stringed instruments, bitat skin-covered drums, ghan solid-bodied percussion and sushir wind instruments. Chatur vidh means four kinds, and shaastr refers to musical treatises. Bin is a veena, a stringed instrument; mridang is a drum, jhaanjh are cymbals, and sur means a musical note. Bhed means a distinction or variety; anant means countless. Guni describes an accomplished musician.