Pakhawāj (English spelling) [Sanskrit]

Japanese: パカワージ(英語表記)pakhawāj[サンスクリツト]
Pakhawāj (English spelling) [Sanskrit]
A North Indian percussion instrument. It is a long, thin, double-sided drum with a slight bulge in the middle of the body. It is played with bare hands, sitting cross-legged and holding the instrument between both hands. It is a similar instrument to the South Indian drum Mridanga, but there are differences in the material and playing method. The pakhawaj was once widely used in North India, but today the tabla (drum) has taken over, and it is only used to accompany old-style vocal music such as dhrupad and dhamār, and in limited genres such as bin (the North Indian name for bena).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
北インドの打楽器。胴体の中央部が少しふくらみをもつ細長い両面太鼓。奏法は,あぐらをかき,両手で楽器を挟むようにして,素手で演奏する。南インドの太鼓ムリダンガと同類の楽器であるが,材質や奏法には違いがみられる。パカワージもかつては北インドで広く使われていたらしいが,今日ではタブラ(太鼓)が主流をなし,ドゥルパドやダマールdhamārといった古いスタイルの声楽や,ビーンbīn(ビーナーの北インドの呼称)などの限られた分野の伴奏に使われるのみとなっている。

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