that which is bound or constrained; refers to a melodic composition fixed with words to the tAla cycle; may also refer to the superstructure of the kHayAl presentation

Second movement in a raga performed in dhrupad, usually called the "composition" and is the part where the two-sided drum, pakhavaj, joins in.

A fixed composition in vocal or instrumental music.

A common term for a musical composition, though sometimes confined incorrectly to melodic music, especially of the art category.

A composition that is bound within the frame of a raga. The text, normally in Brijbhasha, provides space for musical elaboration through a felicitous selection of vowels.

A composition consisting of words i.e. the text, notes, and rhythm of tal. Also used to refer the song text.

A composition that consists of words. A bandish is more commonly referred to in classical music to refer to a well-known piece in a particular raga. They are taught in order to help the student to understand classical music since it is the bandish itself which characterises many of the elements of the raga.