“Kartal” (कर्टाल/खर्टाल) ka saral arth hai: haathon se bajaya jane wala taal dene ka vadya. Halardu (Jain bhakti ke lok‑geet) me isse lay aur taal pakki rakhi jati hai.

• Do roop milte hain:

1) Manjira/jhanjh: do chhoti dhatu ki thaliyan, jinhe takrakar bajaya jata hai. 2) Khartal: do ya chaar patli lakdi ki pattiyan, taali ki tarah bajti hain.

Jain bhakti parampara (visheshkar Shvetambar sampradaya) me stavan/halardu ke dauran kartal ka upyog uchit maryada me kirtan ko sajane ke liye kiya jata hai. Mukhya dhyan shuddh bhav, vinamrata aur ahimsa par hota hai; vadya sirf sahayak hote hain, kendra bhav‑bhakti hoti hai. Digambar parampara me kuchh sthal par bina vadya ke shant bhakti ko pradhan mana jata hai, parantu lok‑geet ya bhajan me kabhi‑kabhi halke vadya ka upyog bhi dekhne ko milta hai.