[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891) › c9.197 # The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c9.197 The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c9.197 - **Language:** English ### [c9.197](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c9.197) The most popular composer of pathams was Kshattrya, whose songs are largely sung, and contain some of the most beautiful and poetical sentiments that can be found; but, like all Oriental love poetry, they employ imagery too luxuriant for exact translation— - [Previous: c9.196](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c9.196) - [Next: c9.198](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c9.198) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c9.197](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c9.197) · Pramāṇa