English Meaning of raga

Meaning of 'raga'

m (S) Anger, rage, passion. Pr. raga khai apanasa santosa khai dusaryasa Anger masters one's self; pleasantness or placid demeanour captivates others. 2 In Sanskrit the word signifies Mental affection in general, whether anger, or sorrow, joy, love, desire, envy &c. 3 A mode of song or of music. There are six; viz. sri, vasanta, bhairava, pancama, megha or meghamalhara, brhanata or natanarayana, according to the Shlok in the treatise sangitaratna- kara (sriragotha vasantasca bhairavh pancamastatha megharago brhanato sadaite purusasmrtah ). They are personified in poetry and mythology, and have each six (according to some, five) feminine modifications (likewise personified) termed ragini. Notwithstanding however, the authority of the above Shlok and that of the sangitaratnakara, the popular enumeration of the raga amounts to some dozens. Without professing to exhaust the department of melody, we present the following Modes distinguished into masculine and feminine personifications, and duly classified under the three divisions of the dhrupada.

Meaning of राग

m (S) Anger, rage, passion. Pr. राग खाई आपणास संतोष खाई दुसऱ्यास Anger masters one's self; pleasantness or placid demeanour captivates others. 2 In Sanskrit the word signifies Mental affection in general, whether anger, or sorrow, joy, love, desire, envy &c. 3 A mode of song or of music. There are six; viz. श्री, वसंत, भैरव, पंचम, मेघ or मेघमल्हार, बृहनाट or नटनारायण, according to the Shlok in the treatise संगीतरत्ना- कर (श्रीरागोथ वसंतश्च भैरवः पंचमस्तथा ॥ मेघरागो बृहनाटो षडैते पुरुषास्मृताः ॥). They are personified in poetry and mythology, and have each six (according to some, five) feminine modifications (likewise personified) termed रागिणी. Notwithstanding however, the authority of the above Shlok and that of the संगीतरत्नाकर, the popular enumeration of the राग amounts to some dozens. Without professing to exhaust the department of melody, we present the following Modes distinguished into masculine and feminine personifications, and duly classified under the three divisions of the ध्रुपद.

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