gāthika svara_combination

, ⁴³ TRANSLATION The vivādi-maṇḍala in madhyama-grāma is thus — ma pa ga ц dha ni sa [The sevenfold combination of svaras according to the types beginning with ārcika] (Anu. ²⁸) Now the names of the sevenfold combination of svaras are being spoken of - ārcika,45 gāthika,46 sāmika,47 svarāntara,48 auduva,49 şādava50 and sampūrņa.51 Nārada has said so - "Ārcika, gāthika, sāmika, svarāntara, auduva, sādava and the seventh is sampūrņa. That which (involves) the use of one svara is called ārcika. Gāthika should be known as being comprised of two svaras, the (combination of) three svaras itself is sāmika. The use of four svaras is spoken of as svarāntara. Auduva is with five (svaras), şāḍava is with six svaras and sampūrņa is known with seven (svaras) by the designers (yoktṛns) of gīta 52 (music)." [The etymology of svara-names] ŧ The producer of six svaras, or the one produced by six svaras, or that which (55) is born of six angas is called sadja.53