Manavati (pronounced mānavati, meaning the bride) is a
rāga
A ''raga'' or ''raag'' (; also ''raaga'' or ''ragam''; ) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a melodic mode. The ''rāga'' is a unique and central feature of the classical Indian music tradition, and as ...
m in
Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 5th ''
Melakarta
Mēḷakartā is a collection of fundamental musical scales ( ragas) in Carnatic music (South Indian classical music). ''Mēḷakartā'' ragas are parent ragas (hence known as ''janaka'' ragas) from which other ragas may be generated. A ''melak ...
'' rāgam in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. In
Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music, the 5th ''melakarta'' is Manōranjani.
[''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications][''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras]
Structure and Lakshana
It is the 5th rāgam in the 1st ''chakra Indu''. The mnemonic name is ''Indu-Ma''. The mnemonic phrase is ''sa ra ga ma pa dhi nu''.
Its ' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see
''swaras'' in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
*
:
*
:
(this scale uses the notes ''shuddha rishabham, shuddha gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham, kakali nishadham'')
As it is a ''melakarta'' rāgam, by definition it is a
''sampoorna'' rāgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the ''shuddha madhyamam'' equivalent of ''
Pāvani'', which is the 41st ''melakarta''.
Asampurna Melakarta
Manōranjani is the 5th ''Melakarta'' in the original list compiled by
Venkatamakhin. The notes used in the scale are the same, but the ascending scale is different. It is a ''shadava-sampurna'' raga (6 notes in ascending scale, while full 7 are used in descending scale).
[Shree Muthuswami Dikshitar Keerthanaigal, by A Sundaram Iyer, Music Book Publishers, Mylapore, Chennai]
*
:
*
:
''Janya'' rāgams
''Manavati'' has a few minor ''
janya'' rāgams (derived scales) associated with it. See
List of ''janya'' rāgams for full list of rāgams associated with this scale.
Compositions
Here are a few common compositions sung in concerts, set to ''Manavati''.
*''Evarito ne delpudu'' by
Thyagaraja
*''Nijabhaktim'' by
Koteeswara Iyer
*''Sri Hanumantam'' by
Balamuralikrishna
Couple of compositions are in ''Manōranjani'' raga.
* ''Atu karadani'' set to ''Adi
tala
Tala may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Tala (comics), a fictional character in DC comics
*''Tala'', a 1938 volume of poetry by Gabriela Mistral
*Tala (music), a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music
* "Tala" (song), by Sarah Geronimo ...
'' composed by
Thyagaraja
* ''Balambika'' set to ''Matya tala'' composed by
Muthuswami Dikshitar
* ''Bhaja Bhaja Manasa'' set to ''Adi tala'' composed by Sri PB Shrirangachari
Related rāgams
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
''Manavati's'' notes when shifted using ''
Graha bhedam
''Graha Bhedam'' in Carnatic music is the process (or result of the process) of shifting the Tonic note (''śruti'') to another note in the rāgam and arriving at a different rāgam. Its equivalent in Hindustani classical music is called a ''mur ...
'', yields ''
Kantamani'' rāgam. ''Graha bhedam'' is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the ''shadjam'' to the next note in the rāgam. For further details and an illustration refer ''
Graha bhedam on Manavati''.
Notes
References
{{Janya, state=collapsed
Melakarta ragas