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7,12,16 swaras devanagari latinised script

 The twelve swaras (notes) in Indian classical music, represented in Devanagari script, are:

 षड्ज (Sa), ऋषभ (Re), गान्धार (Ga), मध्यम (Ma), पञ्चम (Pa), धैवत (Dha), and निषाद (Ni)


Shadja
(षड्ज)
Rishabh
(ऋषभ)
Gandhar
(गान्धार)
Madhyam
(मध्यम)
Pancham
(पंचम)
Dhaivat
(धैवत)
Nishad
(निषाद)


Comparison between Carnatic, Hindustani, and Western Notations
Semitones from TonicCarnatic nameHindustani nameWestern note
(when the tonic, Sa, is C)
Full formAbbreviationFull formAbbreviation
0ṢaḍjamSaṢaḍjSaC
1Śuddha R̥ṣabhamRi₁Kōmal R̥ṣabhReD♭
2Catuśruti R̥ṣabhamRi₂Śuddh R̥ṣabhReD
Śuddha GāndhāramGa₁E𝄫
3Ṣaṭśruti R̥ṣabhamRi₃Kōmal GāndhārGaD♯
Sādhāraṇa GāndhāramGa₂E♭
4Antara GāndhāramGa₃Śuddh GāndhārGaE
5Śuddha MadhyamamMa₁Śuddh MadhyamMaF
6Prati MadhyamamMa₂Tīvra MadhyamḾaF♯
7PañcamamPaPañcamPaG
8Śuddha DhaivatamDha₁Kōmal DhaivatDhaA♭
9Catuśruti DhaivatamDha₂Śuddh DhaivatDhaA
Śuddha NiṣādamNi₁B𝄫
10Ṣaṭśruti DhaivatamDha₃Kōmal NiṣādNiA♯
Kaiśikī NiṣādamNi₂B♭
11Kākalī NiṣādamNi₃Śuddh NiṣādNiB


Svaras in Carnatic music

The svaras in Carnatic music are slightly different in the twelve-note system. Each svara is either prakr̥ti (invariant) or vikr̥ti (variable). Ṣaḍjam and Pañcamam are prakr̥ti svaras, whilst R̥ṣabhamGāndhāramMādhyamamDhaivatam and Niṣādam are vikr̥ti svaras. Ma has two variants, and each of Ri, Ga, Dha and Ni has three variants. The mnemonic syllables for each vikṛti svara use the vowels "a", "i" and "u" successively from lowest to highest. For example, r̥ṣabham has the three ascending variants "ra", "ri" and "ru", being respectively 1, 2 and 3 semitones above the tonic note, ṣaḍjam.

PositionSvara (स्वर)Short nameNotationMnemonicSemitones from Sa
1Ṣaḍjam (षड्जम्)SaSsa0
2Śuddha R̥ṣabham (शुद्ध ऋषभम्)RiR₁ra1
3Catuśruti R̥ṣabham (चतुश्रुति ऋषभम्)RiR₂ri2
Śuddha Gāndhāram (शुद्ध गान्धारम्)GaG₁ga
4Ṣaṭśruti R̥ṣabham (षट्श्रुति ऋषभम्)RiR₃ru3
Sādhāraṇa Gāndhāram (साधारण गान्धारम्)GaG₂gi
5Antara Gāndhāram (अन्तर गान्धारम्)GaG₃gu4
6Śuddha Madhyamam (शुद्ध मध्यमम्)MaM₁ma5
7Prati Madhyamam (प्रति मध्यमम्)MaM₂mi6
8Pañcamam (पञ्चमम्)PaPpa7
9Śuddha Dhaivatam (शुद्ध धैवतम्)DhaD₁dha8
10Catuśruti Dhaivatam (चतुश्रुति धैवतम्)DhaD₂dhi9
Śuddha Niṣādam (शुद्ध निषादम्)NiN₁na
11Ṣaṭśruti Dhaivatam (षट्श्रुति धैवतम्)DhaD₃dhu10
Kaiśikī Niṣādam (कैशिकि  निषादम्)कैशिकि निषाद (Kaiśiki Niṣāda),NiN₂ni
12Kākal ī Niṣādam (काकलि निषादम्)काकलि निषाद (Kākali Niṣāda)NiN₃nu11

As you can see above, Catuśruti Ṛṣabham and Śuddha Gāndhāram share the same pitch (3rd key/position). Hence if C is chosen as Ṣaḍjam, D would be both Catuśruti R̥ṣabham and Śuddha Gāndhāram.  Similarly for the two svaras each at pitch positions 4, 10 and 11.

sapta swara~ggaLin tamizhiSai peyargaL

sa- kural,ஸப்த ஸ்வரங்க₃ளின் தமிழிஶை பெயர்க₃ள்

ஸ- குரல், ரி- துத்த₂ம், க₃- கைக்கிளை,

ம-உழை,ப-இளி,த₄- விளரி,நி-தாரம்

സപ്ത സ്വരങ്ഗളിന് തമിഴിശൈ പെയര്ഗള്

സ- കുരല്, രി- തുത്ഥമ്, ഗ- കൈക്കിളൈ,

മ-ഉഴൈ,പ-ഇളി,ധ- വിളരി,നി-താരമ്


 (സ്വര) Short name Notation Mnemonic[21] Semitones from Sa

1 (ഷഡ്ജമ്) Sa S sa 0

2 (ശുദ്ധ ഋഷഭമ്) Ri R1 ra              1

3 (ചതുശ്രുതി ഋഷഭമ്) Ri R2 ri     2

        (ശുദ്ധ ഗാന്ധാരമ്) Ga G 1 ga

4  (ഷട്ശ്രുതി ഋഷഭമ്) Ri R3 ru 3

             (സാധാരണ ഗാന്ധാരമ്) Ga G2 gi

5  (അന്തര ഗാന്ധാരമ്) Ga G3 gu 4

6  (ശുദ്ധ മധ്യമമ്) Ma M1 ma 5

7 (പ്രതി മധ്യമമ്) Ma M2 mi 6

8 (പഞ്ചമമ്) Pa P pa 7

9  (ശുദ്ധ ധൈവതമ്) Dha D1 dha 8

10  (ചതുശ്രുതി ധൈവതമ്) Dha D2 dhi 9

         (ശുദ്ധ നിഷാദമ്) Ni N1 na

11  (ഷട്ശ്രുതി ധൈവതമ്) Dha D3 dhu 10

      (കൈശികി  നിഷാദമ്) Ni N2 ni

12  (കാകലി നിഷാദമ്) Ni N3 nu 11


 the context of Indian classical mus

Saptaswaras, in the context of Indian classical music, refers to the seven fundamental musical notes, or swaras, that form the basis of both Carnatic and Hindustani music. These seven notes are: Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, and Ni. They are also known by their longer Sanskrit names: Shadja, Rishabha, Gandhara, Madhyama, Panchama, Dhaivata, and Nishada, respectively. 



ic, refers to the seven fundamental musical notes, or swaras, that form the basis of both Carnatic and Hindustani musicThese seven notes are: Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, and Ni. They are also known by their longer Sanskrit names: Shadja, Rishabha, Gandhara, Madhyama, Panchama, Dhaivata, and Nishada, respectively.

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