Raga
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Raga is a noun meaning (countable, music) Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.
Meaning
(countable, music) Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.
More Meanings
- (uncountable) Passion, love, lust.
Example Sentences
Raga and dvesha, attachment and hatred, are two sides of the same coin.
‘The song is composed in a raga appropriate to the present hour, which is the evening.’
The conditions of asmita, raga, dvesha, and abhinivesha have a physical basis: they function to inhibit the normal pulsatory rhythms of the physical body.
In order to increase security, desire (raga, trishna, lobha) appears in all its forms, and one accumulates more and more of that which establishes one's position in samsara.
Word Forms
- ragas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ragini, raja, tala, melakarta, vadi, gamaka.
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