[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Ragas and Raginis: A Pictorial and Iconographic Study of Indian Musical Modes Based on Original Sources](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935) › c6.295 # Ragas and Raginis: A Pictorial and Iconographic Study of Indian Musical Modes Based on Original Sources c6.295 Rāgas and Rāginīs: A Pictorial and Iconographic Study of Indian Musical Modes Based on Original Sources c6.295 - **Language:** English ### [c6.295](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935.c6.295) To the reign of Shāh Jahān belongs, the short but popular treatise known as the “\*Sangītadarpana\*” (the Mirror of Music) written by Dāmodara Miśra about 1625 A D.⁵ It is more a compilation than an original work, and the author freely quotes from various authorities. His definition of ‘Sangīta’ (song and music) evidently borrowed from some - [Previous: c6.294](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935.c6.294) - [Next: c6.296](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935.c6.296) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935.c6.295](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935.c6.295) · Pramāṇa