Shadjamadhya, Ṣaḍjamadhyā, Shadja-madhya: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ṣaḍjamadhyā can be transliterated into English as Sadjamadhya or Shadjamadhya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraṢaḍjamadhyā (षड्जमध्या) refers to one of the jātis (melodic class) related to the ṣaḍja-grāma, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 28. It is also known as Ṣaḍjamadhyājāti, Ṣaḍjamadhyamā or Ṣaḍjamadhyamājāti. Jāti refers to a recognized melody-type and can be seen as a precursor to rāgas which replaced them.
According to the Nāṭyaśāstra 28.118-120, “in the ṣaḍjamadhyā (-madhyama) jāti all the notes in the grāma (musical scale) are the aṃśa (key note); the same are the apanyāsa (semi-terminal note). Its nyāsa (terminal) is ṣaḍja and madhyama, and the pentatonic treatment (auḍava / auḍavita) is wanting in gāndhāra and niṣāda (lit. the seventh), and the hexatonic treatment (ṣāḍava / ṣāḍavita) in niṣāda. Coming together (saṃcāra) of all its notes have been prescribed”.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢaḍjamadhyā (षड्जमध्या):—[=ṣaḍ-ja-madhyā] [from ṣaḍ-ja > ṣaḍ > ṣaṣ] f. a [particular] Mūrchanā, [ib.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shadja, Madhya.
Starts with: Shadjamadhyama.
Full-text: Shadjamadhyama, Saptasvara, Shatsvara, Pancasvara, Jati.
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