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Many scholars of Indian classical music believe that the sarod is a combination of the ancient [[chitravina]], the medieval Indian rabab (aka the [[Seni rebab|seniya rabab]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sursringar.org/|title=Sursringar.Org|website=www.sursringar.org}}</ref>) and modern [[sursingar]]. Some scholars even contend that a similar instrument may have existed about two thousand years ago in ancient India during the ages of the Gupta kings. In fact, a Gupta period coin depicts the great king Samudragupta playing a veena, which many believe to be the precursor of the sarod. The present Indian Traces of similar Rabab style instruments can also be found in southern India, especially in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka, where it is known as the [[Swarabat|swarbat]]. The folk rabab, an instrument popular in north India, had a wooden fingerboard, its strings were made of silk, cotton or gut, and it was played with a wooden pick. In history, reference is also made to a Sharadiya Veena from which the name Sarod have been derived. The sarod is also believed to have descended from the [[Rubab (instrument)|Afghan rubab]], a similar instrument originating in [[Central Asia]] and [[Afghanistan]].<ref>Miner, Allyn. 1993. "Sitar and Sarod in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries", International Institute for Traditional Music, Berlin.</ref> | |||
The word ''sarod'' roughly translates to "beautiful sound" or "melody" in [[Persian language|Persian]]. Although the sarod has been referred to as a "[[bass (instrument)|bass]] rubab"<ref name=bassrebab>{{cite web| url = http://www.chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/sarod.html| title = Sarod| access-date = 2006-12-02| last = Courtney| first = David| publisher = David and Chandrakantha Courtney}}</ref> its tonal bandwidth is actually considerably greater than that of the rubab, especially in the middle and high registers. [[Lalmani Misra]] opines in his ''[[Bharatiya Sangeet Vadya]]'' that the sarod is a combination of the ancient chitravina, the medieval rubab and modern [[Surasingar|sursingar]]. Another instrument , the Sur-rabab, is known to exist, which has the characteristics of both the dhrupad rabab/seniya rabab and the sarod. The sur-rabab has the structure of the dhrupad rabab but has a metal fretboard and uses metal strings. | |||