Dhanyasi is a rāgam in

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(musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a ''

janya ''Janya'' is a term meaning "derive". In Carnatic (South Indian) music a ''janya raga'' is one derived from one of the 72 ''melakarta'' ragas (fundamental melodic structures). ''Janya'' ragas are classified into various types based on a varie ...

'' rāgam (derived scale) from the 8th '' melakarta'' scale ''

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''. It is a ''janya'' scale, as it does not have all the seven ''

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s'' (musical notes) in the ascending scale. It is a combination of the pentatonic scale ''

Shuddha Dhanyasi Udayaravichandrika is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is an ''audava'' rāgam (or ''owdava'' rāgam, meaning pentatonic scale ). It is a ''janya'' rāgam (derived scale), as it does not have all th ...

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'' scale ''Hanumatodi''.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications This is the common and popular scale and is used for portraying the '' bhakthi rasa''. According to the

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school, there exists a scale with same name, ''Dhanyasi'', which is derived from '' Natabhairavi melakarta'' scale, instead of ''Hanumatodi'' scale.''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras This scale is less popular and has far less compositions set to it.

Structure and Lakshana

''Dhanyasi'' is an asymmetric rāgam that does not contain ''rishabham'' or ''dhaivatam'' in the ascending scale. It is an ''audava-sampurna'' rāgam (or ''owdava'' rāgam, meaning pentatonic ascending scale). Its ' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows: * : * : The notes used in this scale are ''shadjam, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam'' and ''kaishiki nishadham'' in ascending scale, with ''shuddha dhaivatam'' and ''shuddha rishabham'' included in descending scale. For the details of the notations and terms, see ''swaras'' in Carnatic music. The rāgam used by Dikshitar school of music uses ''chathusruti rishabham'' (R2) in the descending scale, in place of ''shuddha rishabham'' (R1), bringing it under the 20th melakarta ''Natabhairavi''.

Popular compositions

There are many compositions set to ''Dhanyasi'' rāgam. *''Sangeeta gnanamu'', ''Ramabhirama Manasu'' and ''Nee chitthamu'' composed by

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*''Kalayami sriramam'' by

Swati Tirunal ( ml, സ്വാതി തിരുനാള്‍ രാമവർമ്മ) (16 April 1813 – 26 December 1846) was the Maharaja of the Kingdom of Travancore. He is also considered as a brilliant music composer and is credited with over ...

*''Chudamanikanda'' by Arunachala Kavi *''Nammina varini'' by Bhadrachala Ramadas *''Dasara nindisabeda'' by

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*''Vani arul purivai'' by

Papanasam Sivan Paapanaasam Raamayya Sivan (26 September 1890 – 1 October 1973) was an Indian composer of Carnatic music and a singer. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1971. He was also a film score composer in Kannada cinema ...

*''Sri Ranganathaya namasthe'' and ''Mayuranatham anisham '' by

Muthuswamy Dikshitar Muthuswami Dikshitar (Mudduswamy Dikshitar)(, 24 March 1776 – 21 October 1835), mononymously Dikshitar, was a South Indian poet, singer and veena player, and a legendary composer of Indian classical music, who is considered one of the musical ...

*''Meenalochana brova '' by Shyama Sastri Padhavarnam – Ye maguva by mysore sadasivarayar * Balakrishnan padamalar by pabanasamsivan

Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.

Graha Bhedam

'' Salaga Bhairavi'' can be derived from ''Dhanyasi'' when sung from Nishadam to Nishadam.

Scale similarities

*''Udayaravichandrika'', also known as ''Shuddha Dhanyasi'' has a symmetric pentatonic scale, with the notes same as the ascending scale of ''Dhanyasi''. Its ' structure is S G2 M1 P N2 S : S N2 P M1 G2 S *''Dhanyasi'' scale as per Dikshitar school uses ''chatusruti rishabham'' in descending scale in place of the ''shuddha rishabham''. Its ' structure is S G2 M1 P N2 S : S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S

Notes

References

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