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{{Infobox ragam
| name = Arabhi
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| arohanam = {{svaraC|S|R2|M1|P|D2|S'}}
| avarohanam = {{svaraC|S'|N3|D2|P|M1|G3|R2|S}}
| jeeva =
| chhaya =
| nyasa =
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{{Carnatic}}
'''Arabhi''' or '''Aarabhi''' (pronounced ārabhi) is a [[ragam]] (musical scale) in [[Carnatic music]] (South Indian classical music). It is a ''[[Janya]]'' raga (derived scale), whose ''[[Melakarta]]'' raga (parent scale, also known as ''janaka'') is ''[[Dheerasankarabharanam|Shankarabharanam]]'', 29th in the 72 ''Melakarta'' raga system.

''Arabhi'' is a [[raga]] that dates back to 7 AD. Originally, it was called as ''pazhanthakkam'' in Ancient Tamil music{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}.

== Structure and Lakshana ==
[[File:ShuddhaSaveri scale.svg|thumb|right|300px|Ascending scale with Shadjam at C]]
[[File:Shankarabharanam scale.svg|thumb|right|300px|Descending scale with Shadjam at C]]
Its {{IAST|ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa}} structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see ''[[Swara#Swaras in Carnatic music|swaras in Carnatic music]]'' for details on below notation and terms):

*[[Arohana|{{IAST|ārohaṇa}}]] : {{svaraC|S|R2|M1|P|D2|S'|foot=yes}}
*[[Avarohana|{{IAST|avarohaṇa}}]] : {{svaraC|S'|N3|D2|P|M1|G3|R2|S|foot=yes}}

''Arabhi'' raga is an ''Owdava-sampoorna'' raga meaning, 5 ''[[swara]]s'' occur in the ''[[arohana]]'' (so it is called ''Owdava'') and in ''[[avarohana]]'' all ''swaras'' occur (so ''sampoorna'').

It is a raga without much ''[[gamaka (music)|gamaka]]s'' and frequency variations, relying instead on flat notes. The important point is the swara "ga" always comes very close to "ma" so when we sing the phrase "ma ga ri" it sounds like "ma ma ri". Likewise the swara "ni" always comes very close to the swara "sa" hence when we sing the phrase "sa ni da" it sounds like "sa sa da".{{citation needed|date=October 2013}}

The closest raga to this one is ''[[Devagandhari]]''. There are few aspects which make Arabhi different (though both share the same ascending and desce
# In ''Arabhi'' the swara "ga" is close to "ma" but in ''Devagandhari'' it is not the same.
# The swara "ri" is not fluctuated in ''Arabhi'' but it is given "asaivu" in ''Devagandhari''
# The phrase "pa ma da sa" should not be sung in ''Arabhi'', as it is exclusive for ''Devagandhari''
# ''Devagandhari'' is sung with ''[[gamaka (music)|gamaka]]s'' and ''vilambita kala prayogas'' (usages with elongated notes)<ref name="ragas">''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications</ref>
# ''Devagandhari'' is sung with ''deergha gandharam'' (elongated G3)<ref name="ragas" />

''Arabhi'' raga is a very energetic and it lends itself to creativity in ''brigas'' (fast-paced swara usages) more than ''gamakas''.

== Popular Compositions ==
The 3rd of ''[[Pancharatna Kriti]]s'' (five gems of compositions), ''Sadhinchanae''(also known as "Samayaniki Tagu Mataladene") by Saint [[Thyagaraja]] is a famous composition set in Arabhi raga. Here we can note that Thyagaraja uses phrases like "sa sa da" in the charanam although there are phrases like "sa ni da" also.

Here are some more compositions set to Arabhi.
{|class="wikitable"
! Type !! Composition !! Composer !! ''[[Tala (music)|talam]]''
|-
| [[Varnam]] || ''Sarasija Mukhiro'' || Pallavi Doraiswamy Iyer || ''Adi''
|-
| Varnam || ''Annamae aravaa'' || [[Tiger Varadachariar]] || ''Adi''
|-
| Varnam || ''Amba Gauri'' || [[Irayimman Thampi]] || ''Adi''
|-
| [[Kriti]] || Lalisidalu Magana || Purandara Dasaru || Adi
|-
|-Kriti || ''Adidano Ranga'' || Purandara Dasaru || ''Adi''
|-
|-Kriti || ''Dachuko Nee Padalaku'' || Annamacharya || ''Adi''
|-
| Kriti || ''Saadinchane O Manasa'' (3rd Pancharatnam) || Thyagaraja || ''Adi''
|-
| Kriti || ''Chaala kallalaadu'' || Thyagaraja || ''Adi''
|-
| Kriti || ''O Rajeevaksha'' || [[Thyagaraja]] || ''Chapu''
|-
| Kriti || ''Nada sudha rasa'' || Thyagaraja || ''Rupakam''
|-
| Kriti || ''Patiki Mangala'' || Thyagaraja || ''Adi''
|-
|Kriti
|''Sundari Ninnu Varnimpa''
|Thyagaraja
|''Misra Chapu''
|-
|Kriti
|''Pranavakaram Siddhi Vinayakam''
|[[Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi|Ootukadu Venkata Kavi]]
|Adi
|-
|Kriti
|''Sakala Loka Nayike Twam Eva Sharanam''
|[[Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi|Ootukadu Venkata Kavi]]
|Adi
|-
| Kriti ||''Ganarajena rakshitoham''||[[Muthuswamy Dikshitar]]||''Misra Chapu''
|-
| Kriti || ''Sri Saraswati namostute'' || [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]] || ''Rupakam''
|-
| Kriti || ''Shwetaranyeshwaram'' || [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]] || ''Adi''
|-
| Kriti || ''Adipuriswaram'' || [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]] || ''Adi''
|-
| Kriti || ''Marakoti koti lavanya'' || [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]] || ''Jhampa''
|-
|Kriti
|''Gowrisaya Namaste''
|[[Muthuswami Dikshitar]]
|''Triputa''
|-
| Kriti || ''Palayashumam Paradevate'' || [[Syama Sastri]] || ''Triputa''
|-
| Kriti || ''Paahi Parvata Nandini (Navarathri krithi-9th day)'' || [[Swathi Thirunal]] || ''Adi''
|-
| Kriti || ''Vande Maheswaram'' || [[Swathi Thirunal]] || ''Misra Chapu''
|-
| Kriti || ''Narasimham Mamava'' || [[Swathi Thirunal]] || ''Khanda Chapu''
|-
| Kriti || ''Sri Ramana Vibho'' || [[Swathi Thirunal]] || ''Aadi''
|-
| Kriti || ''Madhu kaitabha'' || [[Muthiah Bhagavathar]] || ''Adi''
|-
|Kriti
|''Rave Puruhutikamba''
|Maddirala Venkataraya Kavi
|''Misra Chapu''
|-
| Kriti ||''Maravanu ne ninnu''||[[G. N. Balasubramaniam]]||''Rupakam''
|-
| Kriti || ''Durga Lakshmi Saraswati'' || [[Papanasam Sivan]] || ''Adi''
|-
|Kriti
|''Nilakantha Nityananda''
|Nilakanta Sivan
|Adi
|-
| Kriti || ''Sri Sakala Ganadhipa'' || Dr [[M. Balamuralikrishna]] || ''Adi''
|-
|Kriti
|''Mahadeva Sutham''
|[[M. Balamuralikrishna|Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna]]
|''Adi''
|-
|Kriti
|''Mahâ Balavantâ Sri Hanumantâ''
|[[Kalyani Varadarajan]]
|''Adi''
|}

== Film Songs ==
=== Language:[[Tamil language|Tamil]] ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Song
!Movie
!Composer
!Singer
|-
|Indru Namathullame Pongum
|[[Thanga Padhumai]]
|[[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]
|[[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[Jikki]]
|-
|Brindavanamum Nandakumaranum
|[[Missiamma]]
|[[S. Rajeswara Rao]]
|[[ A. M. Rajah]], [[P. Susheela]]
|-
|Yeri Karaiyin Mele
|[[Mudhalali]]
|[[K. V. Mahadevan]]
|rowspan=2|[[T. M. Soundararajan]]
|-
|Kaviri Paayum(Pallavi,anupallavi only)
|[[Maragatham]]
|[[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]]
|-
|Kanni Paruvam Aval
|[[Indira En Selvam]]
|[[C. N. Pandurangan]]&H.R.Pathmanabha Sastri
|[[P. B. Sreenivas]],Soolamgalam Rajalakshmi
|-
|Thendralil Aadidum
|[[Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. S. Viswanathan]]
|[[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Vani Jairam]]
|-
|Manthaara Malare
|[[Naan Avanillai (1974 film)|Naan Avanillai]]
|[[P. Jayachandran]], [[L. R. Eswari]]
|-
|Santhakavigal
|[[Metti (film)|Metti]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Ilaiyaraaja]]
|Brahmanandam
|-
|Aasai Kiliye
|[[Thambikku Entha Ooru]]
|[[Malaysia Vasudevan]]
|-
|Madhurai Vaazhum
|Pudhupatti Ponnuthayi
|[[Unni Menon]], [[S. Janaki]]
|-
|Mannavane Mannavane
|[[Thanthu Vitten Ennai]]
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
|-
|Sandhanam Ennum
|Aatam Paatam Kondaatam
|[[Gangai Amaran]]
|[[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[Deepan Chakravarthy]]
|-
|Kaalai Arumbi
|[[Kana Kandaen]]
|[[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]]
|[[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], [[Kalyani Nair]]
|-
|O Sukumari
|[[Anniyan]]
|[[Harris Jayaraj]]
|[[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Harini (singer)|Harini]]
|-
|Vidiya Vidiya
|[[Samudhiram]]
|[[Sabesh Murali]]
|[[Udit Narayan]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]
|}

===Title Song===
{| class="wikitable"
!Song
!Tv Serial
!Composer
!Singer
|-
|Aadugiran Kannan
|[[Adugiran Kannan]]
|[[C. Sathya]]
|[[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]]
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Portal|India|Music}}
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071212195120/http://www.rit.edu/~pnveme/raga/Raga_Arabhi.html Dr. P.Venkatraman's Page - Arabhi Raga Basics]
* [http://www.carnatica.net/newsletter/arabhinewsletter.htm CAC Newsletter-Comparing Arabhi and Devagandhari]
* [http://www.karnatik.com/ragasa.shtml#Arabi Compositions at karnatik.com]

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