RULE id: rāgagīti (196) SOURCE: brihaddesi_sharma_1992 (vol_II_p052, vol_II_p163) SCOPE: technical_term family, Brihaddesi (Mātaṅga ~750 CE) CONCEPT: rāgagīti STATUS: traditional ASSERTIONS: - [relation] Rāgagīti is a category within which certain rāgas are classified (ţakkarāga, sauvīra, mālavapañcama, etc.) -- p.vol_II_p052 "एते रागा समाख्याता नामतो मुनिपुङ्गवै ॥२९७॥" - [definition] Rāgas not associated with any specific varṇa are grouped under the category of rāga-gīti -- p.vol_II_p163 "associated with any specific varṇa are grouped under rāga-gīti. The history of this name is obscure." CITED_RULES: - rāga (definition) - varṇa (definition) CONFIDENCE: traditional PROTECT: false