Madhyamagrama, Madhyama-grama, Madhyamagrāma: 5 definitions
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Madhyamagrama 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMadhyamagrāma (मध्यमग्राम).—The middle scale in music; consists of śārṅgi, pāvani and dṛṣṭāka—20 different kinds in it.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 86. 38, 49.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMadhyamagrāma (मध्यमग्राम).—(in music) the middle scale.
Derivable forms: madhyamagrāmaḥ (मध्यमग्रामः).
Madhyamagrāma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms madhyama and grāma (ग्राम).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadhyamagrāma (मध्यमग्राम):—[=madhyama-grāma] [from madhyama > madhya] m. (in music) the middle scale, [Saṃgīta-sārasaṃgraha]
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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 corpusMadhyamagrāma (ಮಧ್ಯಮಗ್ರಾಮ):—[noun] (mus.) an octave having the F as the tonic note, one of the three octaves that was in vogue in olden days.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Grama, Madhyama.
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Arts in the Puranas (study) (by Meena Devadatta Jeste)
5. Music in the Vayu Purana < [Chapter 1 - Music in the Puranas]
2. History of Music from the Vedic period < [Chapter 1 - Music in the Puranas]
4. Music in the Markandeya Purana < [Chapter 1 - Music in the Puranas]
Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
Knowledge of Music in the Śiśupālavadha < [Introduction]
Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Chapter XXVIII - On the Instrumental Music (ātodya)
Part 2 - The Ancient Indian Theory and Practice of Music < [Introduction, Part 2]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
3. Vocal Music (Gīta) < [Chapter 2 - Music]