Swarabat

'Lady playing swarabat'. Painting by Raja Ravi Varma.
Instrument similar to swarabat in relief at Amaravati Stupa in southern India, 2nd century CE.

The Swarabat, Swarbat or Swaragat is a rare plucked string instrument of the classical Carnatic music genre of South India.[1] It belongs to the chordophone, lute family of musical instruments, and is closely related to the veena and yazh instruments of the ancient South Asian orchestral ensemble.

  1. ^ "Chapter 3: Stringed Instruments Thesis" (PDF). Shodhganga. Shodhganga. Retrieved 29 March 2020.

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