Sanskrit · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art

Avartan

आवर्तन

said aa-var-tan

also written: aavartan, avartana

Meaning

One complete cycle of a tala from its first beat round to the next.

Literally: Sanskrit avartana, a turning or revolution.

Related words

Rhythmic cycle or beat in Indian music; time-measure.

A single beat; the basic time-unit of which a rhythmic cycle is composed.

Poison, toxin.