Sanskrit · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art

Gat

गत

said gat

also written: gat

Meaning

A fixed instrumental composition set to a tala, the counterpart of the vocal bandish.

Literally: Sanskrit gata, that which has gone or been set.

Related words

A restriction, restraint, or binding limitation.

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

A melodic mode or framework of Indian classical music; also passion or attachment.