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Thodayam was developed as an introduction and acts as the beginning of the kathakali performance. The Vaythari(rote or mental repetition) of Thodayam is given here in 5 parts. While doing Thodayam one has to repeat the Vaythari in the mind as you take the steps. All the thalas of Kathakali are available in Thodayam, except some like real Adantha which is too slow to incorporate into Thodayam. Please note that letters in brackets merge with the first letters of next line
Part 1 CHEMBADA 1 (mainly chembada)
Kidathakadheem tham tham tham tham tham kidathaka dhitham
Thekam Dheem Dheem Dheem Dheem Dheem Thanku Dhitham tha
Kidathaka Thai Hithai Thai Dhithai tha Dhikitha (thai)
Thaitha Tha Thai Thai Thom
Thaitha Tha Thai Thai Thom
Thaitha Tha Thai Thai Thom
Thaitha Tha Thai Thai Thom
Thaitha Dhitha Thom
Thaitha Dhitha Thom
Thaitha Dhitha Thom
Dhitha Thatha Dhitha Thatha
Dhitha Thatha Dhintha Thatha
Dhithai Thai Dhitha Thikitha (Thai)
(Muri Adantha Thala)
Thai - Dhinthaka Dhinta Thai -
Dhinthaka Dhintha Thai -
Dhinthaka Dhinta Thai -
Dhinthaka Dhithi Thai -
Dhinthaka Dhithi Thai -
Dhinthaka Dhithi Thai -
Dhithithai Dhithithai DhithiThai
Dhinthaka Dhithithai Dhinthaka Dhikitha (Thai)
(Back to Chembada)
Thaitha Dhitaa Thom Thaitha Dhitaa Thom
Thaitha Dhitaa Thom Thaitha Dhitaa Thom
Dhitha Thatha Dhitha Thatha Dheem Tha Tha
Dhitha Thatha Dhinta Thaa
Dhithai Thaidhitha Dhikitha (Thai)