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ravanastron|ˌrɑːvəˈnɑːstrən|
Also ravanastra.
[Origin unknown: freq. associated with the legendary King Ravana (see quots.); cf. Skr. rāvaṇahasra a kind of stringed instrument.]
An ancient Hindu stringed instrument played with a bow.
1864C. Engel Music of Most Anc. Nations ii. 81 The Hindoos maintain that the ravanastron, one of their old instruments played with the bow, was invented about five thousand years ago by Ravanen, a mighty king in Ceylon. 1876Stainer & Barrett Dict. Mus. Terms 374/2 Ravanastron, a stringed instrument played with a bow in use among the Buddhists. 1896H. Saint-George Bow ii. 7 Of existing bowed instruments the Ravanastron..most certainly seems to be the oldest. 1903R. Hughes Mus. Guide I. 249/1 Ravanastron, a primitive violin with one or two strings... It is still used by the Buddhists. 1953S. Beckett Watt 71 A ravanastron hung, on the wall, from a nail, like a plover. 1965S. Krishnaswami Mus. Instruments of India 16 One of the earliest stringed instruments played with a bow was called the ravanastra. This instrument was associated with Ravana. 1969N. Deane tr. Bachmann's Origins of Bowing i. 8 The quest for rudimentary types of bowed instruments led to the Welsh crwth and the Indian ravanastron, both regarded as the ancestor of our violin. |