ABSTRACT
This chapter explains the most common type of mukthay sama mukthay along with another type used less frequently. The main differences are that, while short mukthays are a tool to bridge the end of any technique or phrase and tala sam, sama mukthays must start and finish on tala sam. The principle is essentially the same as in short mukthays: a phrase is repeated three times, usually separated by a gap, that resolves on tala sam. Gap is the literal translation of the word kaarvai, which does not mean silence. The 3-fold mukthays take regular phrasing and gati bhedam as a source for construction and phrasing. Other mukthays tend to ignore any possible development in the piece: 3-fold mukthays are a clear representation of this notion. To avoid the 'fractional matra' gap, matra can be added to every gap and, consequently, the last matra of the 3rd pala of the mini-mukthay fall on the tala sam.
