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Arabi

Indian Classical Raga

Arabi is a Carnatic janya raga of the 29th melakarta Shankarabharanam. Its arohanam is S R2 M1 P D2 S and its avarohanam is S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S. It is an audava sampurna upanga ghana raga, the third of the ghana panchaka, and is described as a mangala raga. Its alternate scales are S R2 M1 P D2 N3 S - S N3 P D2 P M1 G3 R2 S in the 29th melakarta Shankarabharanam and S R2 M1 P D1 S - S D1 P M1 G3 R2 S in the 36th melakarta Charukesi.

Scale

ArohanamS R2 M1 P D2 S
AvarohanamS N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S
Alternate
(29 DHIRA SHANKARABHARANAM JANYA) S R2 M1 P D2 N3 S - S N3 P D2 P M1 G3 R2 S(36 CARUKESHI JANYA) S R2 M1 P D1 S - S D1 P M1 G3 R2 S
↑SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'↓SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'
Tradition
Carnatic
Mela
29
Parent Raga
Sankarabharana

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Close relatives

Ragas whose scale differs from Arabi's by a note or two.

Janya ragas of Dheerasankarabharanam

Other ragas derived from the same parent melakarta (mela 29)