Muktayi Swaram
முக்தாயி ஸ்வரம்TamilSay it: muk · thaa · yi swa · ram
- th — a soft t with the tongue against the teeth, not the English 'th'
- aa ee oo ē ō — long vowels: hold them twice as long
The swara passage that closes the first half of a varnam
MusicBharatanatyamKuchipudi
Meaning
Muktayi swaram is a set passage of swaras sung after the anupallavi of a varnam, rounding off its first half. In a dance varnam it is set to jathis and to lines of abhinaya.
Also written: muktaayi swaram, muktayi, mukthayi swaram