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In Indian classical music pallavi is the thematic line of a song. It is usually one cycle long and repeated twice or thrice in order to give the percussionist the idea of the chosen taalam. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... The origins of Indian classical music can be found from the oldest of scriptures, part of the Hindu tradition, the Vedas. ... Percussion instruments are played by being struck, shaken, rubbed or scraped. ... In Indian classical music, Tala (tāl (Hindi), tāla (Anglicised from tālaṃ (Sanskrit)), tāḷam (Tamil)), literally a clap, is a rhythmical pattern that determines the rhythmical structure of a composition. ...

The life of the song, the word pallavi consists of a wide range of items that are considered as a single item:

• pa is derived from padam which means word or phrase;
• lla comes from layam which means poetry or rhythm;
• vi is from vinyasam which means imagination.

Pallavi is used as a girls' name in India. People with this name are reputedly extremely creative, have a wonderful and rip-roaring sense of humour, are very frank and straightforward and tend to help others. They love life and live it to the fullest, sometimes writing stories or painting. They also tend towards laziness, relying instead on their intellectual abilities. They usually have a higher level of intelligence than the average person. People with this name are also often regarded as creatures of incredible beauty, talent and have a knack for bumping into trees and generally being clumsy. For other uses, see Word (disambiguation). ... Look up phrase in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the art form. ... Rhythm (Greek = flow, or in Modern Greek, style) is the variation of the length and accentuation of a series of sounds or other events. ... Imagination is accepted as the innate ability and process to invent partial or complete personal realms within the mind from elements derived from sense perceptions of the shared world. ... For other uses, see Girl (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Humour (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Intelligence (disambiguation). ... For beauty as a characteristic of a persons appearance, see Physical attractiveness. ...

Pallavi can also mean 'new leaves' or 'tender flowers'.