Use of accent for Thathakaram

In the above representation, 5 can mean ``Tha Thi Ki Ta Thom'' or ``Tha Ka Tha Ki Ta''. To avoid such an ambiguity, we explicitly use an accent above the number to represent that it is a Thathakaram, and play accordingly. This is show in table 4.

Table 4: Representation of Thathakaram

Representation	Thathakaram
$\ensuremath{\acute{5}}$	Tha Thi Ki Ta Thom
$\ensuremath{\acute{6}}$	Tha Thi, Ki Ta Thom
$\ensuremath{\acute{7}}$	Tha, Thi, Ki Ta Thom
$\ensuremath{\acute{8}}$	Tha Thi, Ki, Ta, Thom
$\ensuremath{\acute{9}}$	Tha, Thi, Ki, Ta, Thom

Note that $\ensuremath{\acute{8}}$ can be played as ``Tha Thi, Ki, Ta, Thom'' or ``Tha Thin, Tha Thi Ki Ta Thom'' as per our convenience. $\ensuremath{\acute{9}}$ can be played as ``Tha, Thi, Ki, Ta, Thom'' or ``Tha, Thin, Tha Thi Ki Ta Thom'' and so on.

Suriya Subramanian 2007-01-11