Grahasvara, Graha-svara: 5 definitions
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Grahasvara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGrahasvara (ग्रहस्वर).—the Ist note of a musical piece.
Derivable forms: grahasvaraḥ (ग्रहस्वरः).
Grahasvara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms graha and svara (स्वर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGrahasvara (ग्रहस्वर):—[=graha-svara] [from graha > grah] m. the 1st note of a musical piece.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGrahasvara (ಗ್ರಹಸ್ವರ):—[noun] (mus.) a note with which a rāga (musical mode) is begun or must be begun with.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryGrahasvara (ग्रहस्वर):—n. Mus. the first note of a musical piece;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Manasollasa (study of Arts and Sciences) (by Mahadev Narayanrao Joshi)
2. Astrology in Manasollasa < [Chapter 5 - Sciences in Someshvara’s Manasollasa]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)