Prabhat Samgiita: Difference between revisions

In Bengali, the word ''Prabhát(a)'' (প্রভাত - pɾɔbhat̪) means ''dawn'', ''morning'' or ''daybreak''.{{sfn|Biswas, Sailendra}} The word ''Sauṋgiit(a)'' (সঙ্গীত -  [ʃɔŋɡit̪){{sfn|Sarkár, Prabhát Raiṋjan|21/10/2007}} also spelled as ''Saḿgiit(a)'' (সংগীত -  ʃɔŋɡgit̪) means ''song'' and ''music''.{{sfn|Biswas, Sailendra}} Thus, ''prabhát(a) sauṋgiit(a)'' or ''prabhát(a) saḿgiit(a)'' etymologically means "morning song"{{sfn|Biswas, Sailendra}} or "songs of dawn".{{sfn|Avadhuta, Divyachetananda Acharya|19/06/2009}} It has also been interpreted as "songs of a new dawn".{{sfn|Sarkar, Subhas|12/09/2011}}{{sfn|Subramanya, Mysore|2008}} However, if ''Prabhat'' is interpreted as the name of the composer, then the etymology of that word is largely irrelevant. In that case, ''Prabhat Samgiita'' would simply mean "songs of Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar".