melakarta raga system
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The melakarta raga system is the foundational framework of 72 parent scales that organizes and classifies all ragas in Carnatic classical music.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Melakarta raga system | 1 |
| melakarta raga system canonical | 1 |
| melakarta system | 1 |
| melakarta–janya raga system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7165476 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: melakarta raga system Context triple: [Carnatic music, scaleSystem, melakarta raga system]
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A.
Raga
Raga is an Oceanic language spoken on Pentecost Island in Vanuatu, known for its rich oral traditions and complex verb morphology.
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B.
Raga Malkauns
Raga Malkauns is a deeply meditative and nocturnal Hindustani classical raga known for its pentatonic scale and serene, introspective mood.
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C.
Raga Bhimpalasi
Raga Bhimpalasi is a popular afternoon raga in Hindustani classical music, known for its soulful, devotional mood and use of the Kafi thaat scale.
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D.
Raga Bhairav
Raga Bhairav is a fundamental and ancient morning raga in Hindustani classical music, known for its serious, meditative mood and characteristic use of komal (flat) Re and Dha.
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E.
Raga Yaman
Raga Yaman is a prominent and foundational evening raga in Hindustani classical music, known for its serene, devotional mood and use of the tivra (sharp) Ma.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: melakarta raga system Target entity description: The melakarta raga system is the foundational framework of 72 parent scales that organizes and classifies all ragas in Carnatic classical music.
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A.
Raga
Raga is an Oceanic language spoken on Pentecost Island in Vanuatu, known for its rich oral traditions and complex verb morphology.
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B.
Raga Malkauns
Raga Malkauns is a deeply meditative and nocturnal Hindustani classical raga known for its pentatonic scale and serene, introspective mood.
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C.
Raga Bhimpalasi
Raga Bhimpalasi is a popular afternoon raga in Hindustani classical music, known for its soulful, devotional mood and use of the Kafi thaat scale.
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D.
Raga Bhairav
Raga Bhairav is a fundamental and ancient morning raga in Hindustani classical music, known for its serious, meditative mood and characteristic use of komal (flat) Re and Dha.
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E.
Raga Yaman
Raga Yaman is a prominent and foundational evening raga in Hindustani classical music, known for its serene, devotional mood and use of the tivra (sharp) Ma.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carnatic music concept
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raga classification system ⓘ |
| basedOn | heptatonic scale structure ⓘ |
| classifies | all possible heptatonic scales in Carnatic music ⓘ |
| defines | parent scales for janya ragas ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Chaturdandi Prakasika ⓘ |
| groupsInto | 12 chakras ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
mela system
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melakarta scheme ⓘ melakarta system ⓘ
linked to:
melakarta raga system
|
| hasDivision |
36 prati madhyama melas
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36 shuddha madhyama melas ⓘ |
| hasExampleMelakarta |
Charukesi
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Dheerasankarabharanam ⓘ Hanumatodi ⓘ Harikambhoji ⓘ Harikambhoji (28th melakarta) ⓘ Kalyani ⓘ Kharaharapriya ⓘ Mayamalavagowla ⓘ Mechakalyani ⓘ Natabhairavi ⓘ Shankarabharanam ⓘ Todi ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
provides exhaustive catalog of parent scales
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serves as reference for raga derivation ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalAttribution | Venkatamakhin ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfParentRagas | 72 ⓘ |
| hasOrderingPrinciple |
semitone permutations of dhaivata and nishada
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semitone permutations of rishabha and gandhara ⓘ two madhyama variants ⓘ |
| hasProperty | each chakra contains 6 melakarta ragas ⓘ |
| hasScope | South Indian classical music ⓘ |
| influences |
composition classification in Carnatic music
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manodharma (improvisation) framework in Carnatic music ⓘ raga pedagogy in Carnatic music ⓘ |
| organizes |
Carnatic ragas
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janya ragas ⓘ parent ragas ⓘ |
| requires |
inclusion of panchama
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inclusion of shadja ⓘ one variety of dhaivata ⓘ one variety of gandhara ⓘ one variety of madhyama ⓘ one variety of nishada ⓘ one variety of rishabha ⓘ same notes in ascent and descent ⓘ seven notes in ascending scale ⓘ seven notes in descending scale ⓘ |
| standardizedIn | 17th century ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Carnatic classical music
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linked to:
Carnatic music
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Referenced by (4)
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linked to: melakarta raga system