Janya of mela 28Harikambhoji

Sahana

also known as Shahana

SSR₂R2G₃G3M₁M1PPM₁M1D₂D2N₂N2SS (upper octave)

SS (upper octave)N₂N2D₂D2PPM₁M1G₃G3M₁M1R₂R2G₃G3R₂R2SS

Characteristic phrases

M₁M1G₃G3M₁M1R₂R2G₃G3R₂R2SS

The sliding vakra descent to shadja — Sahana's most recognisable turn.

How to know it

Sampurna–Sampurna (vakra)

Tender and pleading, with a built-in catch in the voice; the curling R2-G3 descent phrases carry an ache no straight scale could; its rasa is karuna, sringara.

Family

Parent · Mela 28Harikambhoji

Sibling janyas of Harikambhoji

KambhojiShadava–Sampurna · Bhashanga
KedaragowlaAudava–Sampurna
KhamasShadava–Sampurna (vakra aroha) · Bhashanga
MohanamAudava–Audava
NatakurinjiSampurna–Sampurna (vakra)
SuruttiShadava–Sampurna (vakra)
TilangAudava–Audava · Bhashanga
Yadukula KambhojiAudava–Sampurna

Hear it in songs

Giripai Nelakonna
Thyagaraja · Adi
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Vandanamu Raghunandana
Thyagaraja · Adi
A gentle salutation kriti whose opening phrase is many students' first taste of Sahana.
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Karunimpa Idi Manchi Samayamu
Tiruvottiyur Tyagayya · Adi
The standard Sahana varnam taught across schools.
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