Senavati (pronounced sÃÂnÃÂvati) is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 7th melakarta rÃÂgam (parent scale) in the 72 melakarta rÃÂgam system of Carnatic music. It is called SenÃÂgrani in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.
It is the 1st rÃÂgam in the 2nd chakra Netra. The mnemonic name is Netra-Pa. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra gi ma pa dha na. Its ' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
The swaras in this rÃÂgam are shuddha rishabham, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham and shuddha nishadham. As it is a melakarta rÃÂgam, by definition it is a sampoorna rÃÂgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the shuddha madhyamam equivalent of Gavambhodi, which is the 43rd melakarta scale..
SenÃÂgrani is the 7th Melakarta in the original list compiled by Venkatamakhin. The notes used in the scale are the same, but the ascending scale and descending scales are with vakra prayoga (zig-zag order in usage of notes).
Senavati has a few minor janya rÃÂgams (derived scales) associated with it. See List of janya rÃÂgams for rÃÂgams associated with Senavati.
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rÃÂgam.
Senavati's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 2 melakarta rÃÂgams, namely, Latangi and Sooryakantam. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rÃÂgam. For further details and an illustration refer Graha bhedam on Sooryakantam.