Meanings
plural shruti boxes · alternative sruti box · alternative shrutibox · alternative srutibox
- entertainmentA musical instrument resembling a harmonium, used to provide a droning accompaniment in Indian classical music.
During the “Gayatri Mantra” her voice soared over the hypnotic drone that one hand coaxed from her shruti box, while the other hand energetically massaged the air.
2006 December 2, Vivien Schweitzer, “Prayer, Texts and Chants, Along With Some Improv”, in The New York Times, →ISSNSynonyms: surpeti
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA musical instrument resembling a harmonium, used to provide a droning accompaniment in Indian classical music.
Origin
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