Manavati - 5th Melakarta rāgam

Before continue reading, be aware about Manavati  Raga , by listening....

Manavati (pronounced Mānavati, Sanskrit: मानवति, Telugu: మానవతి, Tamil: மானவதி, English: The bride) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music).
It is the 5th Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. In Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music, the 5th melakarta is Manōranjani

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.[1] Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇastructure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
ārohaṇa: S R1 G1 M1 P D2 N3 S
avarohaṇa: S N3 D2 P M1 G1 R1 S

(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 madhyamamequivalent 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 an shadava-sampurna raga (6 notes in ascending scale, while full 7 are used in descending scale).
ārohaṇa: S R1 M1 P D2 N3 S'
avarohaṇa: S N3 D2 P M1 G1 R1 S

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.

Raga Name

Ascending Scale(ārohanam)

Descending Scale(Avarohanam)

5 Mānavati	S R1 G1 M1 P D2 N3 S	S N3 D2 P M1 G1 R1 S
Manoranjani	S R1 M1 P D2 N3 S	S N3 D2 P M1 G1 R1 S
Ghanashyāmalā	S G1 M1 P D2 S	S D2 N3 P M1 G1 R1 S
Kunjari	S R1 M1 P D2 P S	S N3 D2 P M1 G1 R1 S

Related rāgams:

Manavati's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, 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.

Rāgam	Mela #	C		D		E	F		G		A		B	C		D		E	F
Manavati	05	S	R1	G1			M1		P		D2		N3	S'	R1'	G1'			M1'
Kantamani	61						S		R2		G3		M2	P	D1	N1			S'

Compositions:

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