Manavati
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Manavati (pronounced mÄnavati, meaning the bride) is a rÄgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 5th Melakarta rÄgam in the 72 melakarta rÄgam system of Carnatic music. In Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music, the 5th melakarta is ManÅranjani.[1][2]
Structure and Lakshana

It is the 5th rÄgam in the 1st chakra Indu. The mnemonic name is Indu-Ma. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra ga ma pa dhi nu.[1] Its Ärohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
- Ärohaṇa: 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 rÄgam, by definition it is a sampoorna rÄgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the shuddha madhyamam equivalent of PÄvani, which is the 41st melakarta.
Asampurna Melakarta
ManÅranjani 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).[3]
- Ärohaṇa: S R1 M1 P D2 N3 S'
- avarohaṇa: S N3 D2 P M1 G1 R1 S
Janya rÄgams
Manavati has a few minor janya rÄgams (derived scales) associated with it. See List of janya rÄgams for full list of rÄgams associated with this scale.
Compositions
Here are a few common compositions sung in concerts, set to Manavati.
- Evarito ne delpudu by Thyagaraja
- Nijabaktim by Koteeswara Iyer
- Sri Hanumantham by Balamuralikrishna
Couple of compositions are in ManÅranjani raga.
- Atu karadani set to Adi tala composed by Thyagaraja
- Balambika set to Matya tala composed by Muthuswami Dikshitar
Related rÄgams
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rÄgam.
Manavati's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields Kantamani rÄgam. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rÄgam. For further details and an illustration refer Graha bhedam on Manavati.
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