एकतारा

thumb|150px|ekatara ekatara ya ikatara ek vady yantr hai. ekatare mean ek hi tar laga hota hai. isaka mukhy prayojan keval svar dena tha. niche ek tuanbi hoti thi aur usake aandar se nikalakar ek dand rahata tha ja tuanbi ke niche bhi kuchh nikala rahata tha. usamean se bandha hua ek tar tuanbi par se hota hua dand ke oopar tak jata tha jahaan khooanti se bandha rahata tha. tuanbi ke oopar, tabale ki bhaanti, charm madha rahata tha jisapar ek pachch d-sa lagakar tar oopar le jaya jata tha. kahian-kahian par ek tar ke niche doosara tar bhi rahata tha.

• ekatara ek tat vady hota hai.
• baans ke oopar ek khooanti ga dakar us par tar ko kas diya jata hai.
• isi tar ko chhe d kar vibhinn svar nikale jate hai.
• ekatare ka prayog zyadatar bhajan aur sugam sangit mean hota hai.
• bangal aur bihar mean prachalit ekatara ka nimn bhag kath ya cham de se madha hota hai, lekin vah niche se chau da hota hai.
• adhikatar lokasangit tatha bhaktisangit ke gayak isaka prayog karate the.
• ajakal bhi maharashtr, panjab tatha bangal mean in gayakoan ke hath mean yah dikhaee p data hai, bangal ke baul kayak to barabar ise lie rahate haian. naradavina to prasiddh hai hi, kiantu kahi-kahian narad ke hath mean ikatara bhi dikhaya gaya hai.

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