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Original Sanskrit (Transliterated):
"Vishnur eva hi sarvatra shruti-vyavasthapakah." (From Chapter 1 – Vishnu is the establisher of shrutis.) sangita ratnakara english translation pdf verified
Unverified PDF error:
"Vishnu is everywhere in the heard arrangement."
(Completely missing the philosophical and musical meaning of shruti as microtonal intervals.)
Correct verified translation (Kunhan Raja):
"It is Vishnu indeed who is the setter of the shrutis (micro-intervals) everywhere." (Invoking related search terms for refinement)
Another example:
Tala term: "Anudrutam" – a single beat.
Unverified: "Non-urgent."
Verified: "A unit of time equal to one single beat (the smallest measure)."
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