A Comparative Study of Some of the Leading Music Systems of the 15th, 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries c4.s1.15

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Translation.—The note most frequently used in a raga, which it like the king of the raga, is called 'Vadi'. Samvadi stands at a distance of eight or twelve srutis from the vadi. It is like a minister to the raja of the raga. Vivadi destroys the beauty of the raga and is therefore called the enemy. Anuvadi is neutral, and is compared to the servant. The following pairs of notes are samvadis to each other. Sa, pa; ri, dha; ga, ni; and ma, sa;