Satatantri vīnā

Satatantri vīnā (Sans.: hundred-stringed vīnā), trapezoid *box zither of India, with 22-36 metal strings attached to tuning pegs along the oblique side. Actually it is a qānūn and is often so called. It is played while in a horizontal position; the strings are plucked with a plectrum and tuned to the pitches that may be required. Also called kanuna, katyayana vīnā, svaramandala. See also: churamantalam, kshudrā katyayana vīnā, sārmandal (138, 173). Sort…