Guest guest Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 One interesting fact that the origin of swaras gives us is that they were derived from Mother Nature Herself! The tonal quality of each note is associated with the call of a specific animal or bird, as listed below: NAME OFSWARA NOTATIONWRITTEN NOTATION SOURCE Sadja Sa S Cry of the peacock Rishabha Re R Lowing of the bull Gaandhaara Ga G Bleating of a goat Madhyama Ma M Call of the heron Panchama Pa P Call of the cuckoo Dhaivata Dha D Neighing of the horse Nishaada Ni N Trumpeting of the elephant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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