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prasannamadhya_definition

definition · concept: Prasannamadhya · 2 attestation(s) · confidence 0.95

Prasannamadhya is an alaṅkāra characterised by 'low' in the middle and 'high' at the beginning and end (low-middle register).

Body (pseudocode)

prasannamadhya(seq) := holds if pitch(begin)=high AND pitch(middle)=low AND pitch(end)=high

Inputs / output

svara_sequence —

→ alankara

Evidence (2)

p. vol_I_p054 · #2563 « Where there is 'low' in the middle and 'high' in the beginning and end, that is prasannamadhya. »
p. vol_I_p063 · #2655 « Prasannamadhya is so-called or so-named because of there being 'low'-ness in the middle. »

Other rules on this concept (2)

R_243_prasannamadhyama_definition definition Prasannamadhyama is an alaṅkāra (used in Mālavakaišika) combining prasannānta descent and prasannādi
prasannamadhya_assigned_to_ragas assignment Prasannamadhya is the prescribed alaṅkāra of gaudapañcama and gāndhārapañcama.

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