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Shadaj

षड्ज
said sha-daj
also written: shadj, sa
Meaning

The tonic, first note (Sa) of the Indian scale, the fixed ground from which all others are tuned.

Literally: Sanskrit shadja, the note born of six.

Related words
SANSKRIT

Swar

A musical note or tone; one of the seven notes of the Indian scale.

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Sargam

The solfège of Indian music: the sequence of musical notes (sa re ga ma...).

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Pancham

The fifth note (Pa) of the Indian scale, second only to Sa in being immovable.

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