Jhaptal – Benares Nauhakka 1 Overview

This nauhakka does not have even pauses between all 9 repetitions, so some may call this a chakradar tihai. And if we think of it as a chakradar, then it is easier to remember.

If we divide the 9 repetitions into 3 groups of 3, then we can more easily see that there is a pause between the repetitions within each group of 3, but no pause between the larger groups of 3.

This is the bol (composition) of Jhaptal – Benares Nauhakka 1
[(kradhāteṭe dhā –) – – – – (kradhā teṭedhā –) – – – –
X   2    
(kradhāteṭe dhā)] [(kradhāteṭe dhā –) – – – – (kradhā
0   3    
teṭedhā–) – – – – (kradhāteṭe dhā)] [(kradhāteṭe
X   2    
dhā –) – – – – (kradhā teṭedhā–) – – – – (kradhāteṭe
0   3    
dhā)]        
X        

The pause within each group of 3 can be counted as “1 2”. Listen to spoken version and how the pause is counted:
(audio coming)

You may substitute kradhatete dha with any 1-matra phrase + dha, such as:

  • ghinatete dha (4:1)
  • tetegina dha (4:1 in Dilli style)
  • tirakitadha-ti- dha (8:1)
  • kitatakatirakita dha (8:1)
  • dheradherakitataka dha (8:1)
  • dhagedhinnagina dha (6:1)

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