Dhanasri Explained

Badi:	Panchama
Sambadi:	Sadaja
Angaraga:	Mangala Dhanasri
Odia:	ଧନାଶ୍ରୀ
Arohana:	S g M P n S
Abarohana:	S n D P M g R S
Mela:	Dhanasri
Jati:	Oudaba - Sampurna
Raga Name:	Dhanasri
Dhanasri
Allied:	Gundakiri

Dhanasri is a rāga belonging to the tradition of Odissi music.^{[1] [2] [3]} Falling under the meḷa of the same name,^[4] the raga uses komala gandhara and komala nisada swaras and is traditionally associated with the karuṇa rasa.^[5] The raga is mentioned in treatises such as the Gita Prakasa^[6] and Sangita Narayana.^[7]

Structure

An ancient raga, Dhanasri is accepted as one of the primary melas in Odissi music due to its prominence. It has been used by hundreds of poet-composers for well-over the past many centuries.^[8] Its aroha-abaroha are given below :

Aroha : n S g M P n S

Abaroha : S n D P M g R S

Compositions

Some of the well-known traditional compositions in this raga include :

• Sariba Ki E Nisi Go by Banamali Dasa^[9]
• Kanta Bina Diba Rajani by Upendra Bhanja
• Kadamba Bane Bansi Bajila by Gopalakrusna Pattanayaka^[10]
• Gostha Chandramanku Asa by Gopalakrusna Pattanayaka^[10]
• Ke Ki Kahi Ki Bigidaila by Gopalakrusna Pattanayaka^[10]
• Kunchita Nila Kuntala by Benudhara

References

1. Book: Panda, Pt. Gopal Chandra . Odisi Raga Ratnabali . 2004 . Bhubaneswar . hi . hi:ओडिसी राग रत्नावली . 225908458 . Gopal Chandra Panda.
2. Book: Parhi, Dr. Kirtan Narayan . The Classicality of Orissi Music . Maxcurious Publications Pvt. Ltd. . 2017 . 9788193215128 . India . 383 . Kirtan Narayan Parhi.
3. Book: Hota, Dr. Damodar . Udra Paddhatiya Sangita . Swara-Ranga . 2012 . 2 . Bhubaneswar . 18–19 . or . Damodar Hota.
4. Book: Odisi Raga Sarani . Odissi Research Centre . 2004 . Bhubaneswar.
5. Book: Misra, Purusottama . Sangitanarayana (A Seventeenth Century Text on Music and Dance from Orissa) . Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts and Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd. . 2009 . 9788120832886 . Bose . Prof. Mandakranta.
6. Book: Badajena Mahapatra, Krusnadasa . Geeta Prakash . Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi . 1983 . Panigrahi . Nilamadhab . Bhubaneswar . Krusnadasa Badajena Mahapatra.
7. Book: Deva, Gajapati Narayana . Sangita Narayana . Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi . 1966 . Acharya . Pt. Banambara . Bhubaneswar . Patnaik . Kabichandra Dr. Kali Charan . Kalicharan Pattnaik . Mohapatra . Kedarnath . Kedarnath Mohapatra.
8. Book: Das, Ramhari . Odissi Sangeetara Parampara O Prayoga . Kaishikee Prakashani . 2004 . Bhubaneswar, Odisha . or . or:ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ ସଙ୍ଗୀତର ପରମ୍ପରା ଓ ପ୍ରୟୋଗ . The tradition and method of Odissi music . Ramhari Das.
9. Book: Dasa, Banamali . Banamali Padyabali . Arunodaya Pustakalaya . 1934 . Dasa Goswami . Babaji Baishnaba Charana . . Odia.
10. Book: Pattanayaka, Gopalakrusna . Gopalakrusna Rachanabali . Sahitya Sangraha Prakasana . 2002 . Behera . Dr. Krushna Charan . Gopalpur, Cuttack . or.