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{{Short description|40th raga in the Melakarta}} | |||
{{Infobox ragam | {{Infobox ragam | ||
| name = Navaneetam | | name = Navaneetam | ||
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[[Image:Navaneetam scale.svg|thumb|right|300px|''Navaneetam'' scale with ''shadjam'' at C]] | [[Image:Navaneetam scale.svg|thumb|right|300px|''Navaneetam'' scale with ''shadjam'' at C]] | ||
It is the 4th rāgam in the 7th ''chakra Rishi''. The mnemonic name is ''Rishi-Bhu''. The mnemonic phrase is ''sa ra ga mi pa dhi ni''.<ref name="ragas" /> Its ''{{IAST|ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa}}'' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see [[Swara# | It is the 4th rāgam in the 7th ''chakra Rishi''. The mnemonic name is ''Rishi-Bhu''. The mnemonic phrase is ''sa ra ga mi pa dhi ni''.<ref name="ragas" /> Its ''{{IAST|ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa}}'' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see [[Swara#Svaras in Carnatic music|''swaras'' in Carnatic music]] for details on below notation and terms): | ||
*[[Arohana|{{IAST|ārohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC|S|R1|G1|M2|P|D2|N2|S'|foot=yes}} | *[[Arohana|{{IAST|ārohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC|S|R1|G1|M2|P|D2|N2|S'|foot=yes}} | ||
*[[Avarohana|{{IAST|avarohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC|S'|N2|D2|P|M2|G1|R1|S|foot=yes}} | *[[Avarohana|{{IAST|avarohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC|S'|N2|D2|P|M2|G1|R1|S|foot=yes}} | ||
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A few compositions set to ''Navaneetam'' scale are: | A few compositions set to ''Navaneetam'' scale are: | ||
*'' | *''Srinatha Sodarim'' and ''Nabhomani Chandragni Nayanam'' by [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]] in [[Sanskrit]] | ||
*'' | *''Lēmidelpa Peddalevāru'' by [[Thyagaraja]] in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] in Navaneetham | ||
*''Sami | *''Nayeda Vanchana Seyakura'' by [[Thyagaraja]] in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] in Nabhomani | ||
*''Sami Idhe Nalla Samayam'' by [[Koteeswara Iyer]] in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] | |||
*''Himātmajē Santatam Pāhimām'' by [[Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna]] in [[Sanskrit]] | *''Himātmajē Santatam Pāhimām'' by [[Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna]] in [[Sanskrit]] | ||
*''Umāpati Pāhi'' by [[Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna]] in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] | |||
==Related rāgams== | ==Related rāgams== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Navaneetam (pronounced navanītam, meaning the eternal new one) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 40th Melakarta rāgam (parent scale) in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Nabhōmaṇi in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.[1][2][3] Navaneetham is a Sanskrit word meaning fresh butter. 'Nava' meaning fresh (new) and 'neetham' meaning butter.
Structure and Lakshana[edit | edit source]
It is the 4th rāgam in the 7th chakra Rishi. The mnemonic name is Rishi-Bhu. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra ga mi pa dhi ni.[2] Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
- ārohaṇa: S R₁ G₁ M₂ P D₂ N₂ Ṡ[lower-alpha 1]
- avarohaṇa: Ṡ N₂ D₂ P M₂ G₁ R₁ S[lower-alpha 2]
(this scale uses the notes shuddha rishabham, shuddha gandharam, prati madhyamam, chatushruti dhaivatam, kaisiki nishadam)
As it is a melakarta rāgam, by definition it is a sampūrṇa rāgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the prati madhyamam equivalent of Vanaspati, which is the 4th melakarta rāgam.
Janya rāgams[edit | edit source]
Navanītam does not yet have a janya rāgam (derived scale) associated with it. See List of janya rāgams for full list of janya scales.
Compositions[edit | edit source]
A few compositions set to Navaneetam scale are:
- Srinatha Sodarim and Nabhomani Chandragni Nayanam by Muthuswami Dikshitar in Sanskrit
- Lēmidelpa Peddalevāru by Thyagaraja in Telugu in Navaneetham
- Nayeda Vanchana Seyakura by Thyagaraja in Telugu in Nabhomani
- Sami Idhe Nalla Samayam by Koteeswara Iyer in Tamil
- Himātmajē Santatam Pāhimām by Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna in Sanskrit
- Umāpati Pāhi by Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna in Telugu
Related rāgams[edit | edit source]
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Navaneetam's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields no other melakarta rāgam, like all 6 rāgams in the Rishi chakra (Salagam, Jalarnavam, Jhalavarali, Pavani and Raghupriya being the other 5). Only these rāgams have a gap of 3 notes anywhere in their scale, between G1 to M2. Such a gap does not occur in any other melakarta by definition. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rāgam.
