Shadjamadhya, 峁岣峧补尘补诲丑测腻, Shadja-madhya: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 峁岣峧补尘补诲丑测腻 can be transliterated into English as Sadjamadhya or Shadjamadhya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: N膩峁瓂a-艣膩stra峁岣峧补尘补诲丑测腻 (啶粪ぁ啷嵿啶ぇ啷嵿く啶�) refers to one of the 箩腻迟颈蝉 (melodic class) related to the 峁岣峧补-驳谤腻尘补, according to the N膩峁瓂a艣膩stra chapter 28. It is also known as 峁岣峧补尘补诲丑测腻箩腻迟颈, 峁岣峧amadhyam膩 or 峁岣峧amadhyam膩箩腻迟颈. J膩ti refers to a recognized melody-type and can be seen as a precursor to 谤腻驳补蝉 which replaced them.
According to the N膩峁瓂a艣膩stra 28.118-120, 鈥渋n the 峁岣峧补尘补诲丑测腻 (-madhyama) 箩腻迟颈 all the notes in the 驳谤腻尘补 (musical scale) are the 补峁兣沘 (key note); the same are the 补辫补苍测腻蝉补 (semi-terminal note). Its 苍测腻蝉补 (terminal) is 峁岣峧补 and madhyama, and the pentatonic treatment (补耻岣峚惫补 / 补耻岣峚惫颈迟补) is wanting in 驳腻苍诲丑腻谤补 and 苍颈峁Ｄ乨补 (lit. the seventh), and the hexatonic treatment (峁Ｄ佱笉补惫补 / 峁Ｄ佱笉补惫颈迟补) in 苍颈峁Ｄ乨补. Coming together (蝉补峁僣腻谤补) of all its notes have been prescribed鈥�.
Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary峁岣峧补尘补诲丑测腻 (啶粪ぁ啷嵿啶ぇ啷嵿く啶�):鈥擺=峁岣�-箩补-尘补诲丑测腻] [from 峁岣�-ja > 峁岣� > 峁峁�] f. a [particular] M奴rchan膩, [ib.]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shadja, Madhya.
Starts with: Shadjamadhyama.
Full-text: Shadjamadhyama, Saptasvara, Shatsvara, Pancasvara, Jati.
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