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Sarod

Musical Instrument
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

An Indian stringed instrument with a deep, resonant tone and fretless neck

Detailed Definition
The sarod features in poetry as a symbol of Indian classical depth, introspective raga, and spiritual discipline; its melancholic, sliding phrases evoke longing, meditation, and the search for transcendence, often representing the inner journey of the artist in lyrical and philosophical contexts.
Example
Example in poetry:
Tagore placed the sarod in spiritual quest: “Strum the sarod— / let its steel strings cut through illusion”; Its fretless neck slides between worlds; “Sarod hums—desert becomes ocean of silence”; In diaspora verse, the sarod’s drone is anchor: “London fog, but my sarod sings Ganges dawn.”
Additional Notes
The sarod is a fretless North Indian lute with a metal fingerboard and deep, introspective tone; its sliding notes (meend) express subtle emotional shades—poets can reference it to explore the philosophy of raga, the absence of frets as freedom within structure, or the sarod as voice of contemplative intensity in Hindustani music.
Also Known As
Sarode
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