रागफोरनि मोनसे जाथावना बाहागो रान्नाया 'मेल'डिक म'ड' एबा 'पेरेन्ट स्केल' आव दं, जायखौ थाट्स होन्ना मिथिनाय जायो, जेराव बाहायनाय न'टफोरनि सायाव बिथा खालामना गोबां रागफोरनि बाहागो रानजायो।
One possible classification of ragas is into "melodic modes" or "parent scales", known as thaats, under which most ragas can be classified based on the notes they use.