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Sampurna Carnatic raaga
Dhanyāsi
A plaintive bhakti raaga, Tyagaraja's 'Sangeetha Gnanamu'; listen for its soulful, winding descent (S N D P M G R S).
devotional (bhakti), plaintive, tender pathos
Dhanyāsi is a sampurna (seven-note) raaga in the Carnatic tradition.
in the raaga
jeeva (life note)
nyasa (resting note)
or tap any lit note to hear it
arohana / ascending
S G2 M1 P N2 S
avarohana / descending
S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R1 S
How to hear it
- Life notes / jeeva
- G, N (sung with kampita gamakam)
- Resting notes / nyasa
- P (per karnatik.com)
- Signature phrases / prayoga
- nSpnmp, pn,Sd,p (per karnatik.com)
- Ornament / gamaka
- G and N rendered with kampita gamakam
Easy to confuse with
Suddha Dhanyasi / Udayaravichandrika (symmetric pentatonic = Dhanyasi's arohana notes)
Salaga Bhairavi
compared with Todi
Listen for it
- Sangeetha Gnanamu (Tyagaraja)
- Sri Ranganathaya Namasthe (Muthuswami Dikshitar)
- Meenalochana Brova (Shyama Sastri)
- Katuka Kantineeru (Bhakta Potana) film
- Sakala Kalyanabhusha (Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam) film
◐ Draft: the reference facts on this page are compiled from public sources and are pending review by a musician. Corrections welcome via GitHub.