Avartanam

आवर्तनम्

Sanskritaa · var · ta · nam

aa ee oo ē ō — long vowels: hold them twice as long

One complete cycle of the tala

RhythmBharatanatyamKuchipudiMohiniyattamKathak

Meaning

An avartanam is one full round of a tala, from the first beat back to the first beat. Jathis, korvais and lines of song are measured in avartanams; in Kathak the same idea is called avartan.

Also written: avartana, avartan, aavartanam

Sources

Related words

SamसमThe first beat of the rhythmic cycle.Adi Talaआदि तालThe eight-beat cycle, the most common in the repertoire.TalaतालThe rhythmic cycle a piece is set in.Sollukattuசொல்லுக்கட்டுThe spoken rhythmic syllables dancers move to.JathiजतिA passage of pure rhythmic dance.Nattuvangamநட்டுவாங்கம்Conducting the recital with cymbals and spoken syllables.

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