A Dissertation on Music - Verse 1-3

A Dissertation on Music : The Definition of Murcchana, 1 Suta said : (Listen to and) understand the details of Manu’s sons. Pf§adhra tortured the cow of his preceptor and ate it. Due to the curse of the noble-souled Cyavana, he attained the status of a Sudra. Karusa’s son Karusa was a Ksatriya invincible in war. He became as valorous as the group of a thousand Ksatriyas. Bhalandana, son of Nabhagarista2 ( ?) was a scholar.