Śrutis and Grāmas

Sadja Grāma

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			sa			ri		ga				ma				pa			dha		ni				sa

Consonances: sa-pa, ga-ni, & ri-dha [13 śrutis] and sa-ma & ma-ni [9 śrutis]

Madhyama Grāma

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			ma			pa				dha		ni				sa			ri		ga				ma

Consonances: ma-sa & pa-ri [13 śrutis] and ma-ni, ni-ga, & dha-ri [9 śrutis]

Sadja Grāma and Madhyama Grāma Comparison

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	1	2	3	4
			sa			ri		ga				ma				pa			dha		ni				sa
			sa			ri		ga				ma			pa				dha		ni				sa

Consonances: 9 and 13 śrutis.

Dissonances: 2 and 20 śrutis.

Ancient India

7 January, 2013