DICTIONARY OF SOME SOUTH INDIAN MUSICAL TERMS
 
VAADYA : any musical instrument. 
  

VAADI : literally means to speak. In a raga, a vadi swara is a note that produces the feeling of the raga. 
  

VAGGEYAKAARA : a composer of music. 
  

VAKRA : twisted or non-regular. 
  

VRINDA GAANA : is choral singing. 
  

VISTAAR : to elaborate. 
  

VIVADI SWARA : it is a swara which is dissonant to the scale of a raaga.

  
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