What is the 8th 'melakarta" scale?
Dhanyasi Dhanyasi is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a "janya" rāgam (derived scale) from the 8th "melakarta" scale "Hanumatodi". It is a "janya" scale, as it does not have all the seven "swaras" (musical notes) in the ascending scale. It is a combination of the pentatonic scale "Shuddha Dhanyasi" and the "sampurna raga" scale "Hanumatodi".
Gayakapriya Gayakapriya (pronounced gāyakapriya) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 13th "Melakarta" rāgam in the 72 "melakarta" rāgam system of Carnatic music.