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Notation Help
In the table listed below it can be easily understood how each swar is written in the notation.

Swar English Hindi

Shudha Sa S सा
Komal Re R
रे ॒
Shudha Re
R रे
Komal Ga
G ग॒
Shudha Ga
G ग

Shudha Ma
M म
Tivra Ma
Mͥ मे
Shudha Pa
P प
Komal Dha
D ध॒
Shudha Dha
D ध
Komal Ni
N नी॒
Shudha Ni
N न

note: there are 12 notes in an octave (saptak) out of which swar सा (S) and प (P) are always shudha,
and swar रे (R) ग (G) ध (D) and न (N) can be shudha as well as komal were as swar म (M) can be
shudha and tivra.

This can be better understood with the diagram below.

Tivra Swar मे (Mͥ)

Shudha
Swar सा रे ग म प ध न
(S) (R) (G) (M) (P) (D) (N)

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Komal Swar रे ॒ ग॒ ध॒ नी॒

(R) (G) (D) (N)

In the table listed below it can be understood how to write swaras of Mandra Saptak (Lower
Octave) Madhya Saptak (Middle Octave) and Taar Saptak (Higher Octave).

Mandra Saptak (Lower Madhya Saptak (Middle

Taar Saptak Higher (Octave)
Octave) Octave)

Hindi ̣ ̱̣ ̣ ̱̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̱ ̣ सा ̱ रे ̱ ग म मे प ध॒ ध सां ̱र ̱ गं मं म पं ̱
̣ ̱ ̣न नी॒ न धं नीं॒ नं
Ṣ Ṟ ̣ Ṛ G̱ ̣ G̣ Ṃ Ṃͥ P ̣ D ̱ D
̣ ̣ Ṉ̣ Ṇ S Ṟ R G̱ G M Mͥ P D ̱ D Ṡ Ṟ̇ Ṙ Ġ̱ Ġ M M̱ͥ Ṗ D ̱̇ D ̇ Ṉ̇
English
ṈN Ṅ

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