WAYS TO FIND MELAKARTHAS

In Indian Carnatic Music system, there are seventy two melakarthas. Two different sign languages are used to find the swaras in the Melakarthas. It is very interesting and easy to remember. The following chart would help the readers to know about the system clearly.



CHAKRA
MELA SANGYA SIGN
MELA SWARA SANGETHA SIGN
NAME OF MELAKARTHA
1
INDHU
PAA
RA-GA-MA-DHA-NA
KANAKANGI
2
INDHU
SRI
RA-GA-MA-DHA-NI
RATHNANGI
3
INDHU
KO
RA-GA-MA-DHA-NU
GANAMOORTHY
4
INDHU
BHOO
RA-GA-MA-DHI-NI
VANASPATHI
5
INDHU
MAA
RA-GA-MA-DHI-NU
MANAVATHI
6
INDHU
SHAA
RA-GA-MA-DHU-NU
THANAROOPI
7
NETHRA
PAA
RA-GI-MA-DHA-NA
SENAVATHI
8
NETHRA
SRI
RA-GI-MA-DHA-NI
HANUMA THODI
9
NETHRA
KO
RA-GI-MA-DHA-NU
DHENUKA
10
NETHRA
BHOO
RA-GI-MA-DHI-NI
NATAKARIYA
11
NETHRA
MAA
RA-GI-MA-DHI-NU
KOKILAPRIYA
12
NETHRA
SHAA
RA-GI-MA-DHU-NU
ROOPAVATHI
13
AGNI
PAA
RA-GU-MA-DHA-NA
GAYAKAPRIYA
14
AGNI
SRI
RA-GU-MA-DHA-NI
VAKULABHARANAM
15
AGNI
KO
RA-GU-MA-DHA-NU
MAYAMALAVA GOWLA
16
AGNI
BHOO
RA-GU-MA-DHI-NI
CHAKRAVAGAM
17
AGNI
MAA
RA-GU-MA-DHI-NU
SOORYAKANTHAM
18
AGNI
SHAA
RA-GU-MA-DHU-NU
HATAKAMBARI
19
VEDHA
PAA
RI-GI-MA-DHA-NA
JHANKARADHWANI
20
VEDHA
SRI
RI-GI-MA-DHA-NI
NATABAIRAVI
21
VEDHA
KO
RI-GI-MA-DHA-NU
KEERAVANI
22
VEDHA
BHOO
RI-GI-MA-DHI-NI
KHARAHARAPRIYA
23
VEDHA
MAA
RI-GI-MA-DHI-NU
GOWREE MANOHARI
24
VEDHA
SHAA
RI-GI-MA-DHU-NU
VARUNAPRIYA
25
BHANA
PAA
RI-GU-MA-DHA-NA
MAARARANJANI
26
BHANA
SRI
RI-GU-MA-DHA-N-
CHARUKESI
27
BHANA
KO
RI-GU-MA-DHA-NU
SARASANGI
28
BHANA
BHOO
RI-GU-MA-DHI-NI
HARIKAMBOJI
29
BHANA
MAA
RI-GU-MA-DHI-NU
DHEERA SANKARABARANAM
30
BHANA
SHAA
RI-GI-MA-DHU-NU
NAAGAANANDHINI
31
RUDHU
PAA
RU-GU-MA-DHA-NA
YAAGAPRIYA
32
RUDHU
SRI
RU-GU-MA-DHA-NI
RAGAVARDHANI
33
RUDHU
KO
RU-GU-MA-DHA-NU
GAANGEYA BHOOSHANI
34
RUDHU
BHOO
RU-GU-MA-DHI-NI
VAGADHEESWARI
35
RUDHU
MAA
RU-GU-MA-DHI-NU
SOOLINI
36
RUDHU
SHAA
RU-GU-MA-DHU-NU
CHALA NAATTAI
37
RISHI
PAA
RA-GA-MI-DHA-NA
SAALAGAM
38
RISHI
SRI
RA-GA-MI-DHA-NI
JALAARNAVAM
39
RISHI
KO
RA-GA-MI-DHA-NU
JHAALAVARALI
40
RISHI
BHOO
RA-GA-MI-DHI-NI
NAVANEETHAM
41
RISHI
MAA
RA-GA-MI-DHI-NU
PAAVANI
42
RISHI
SHAA
RA-GA-MI-DHU-NU
RAGHUPRIYA
43
VASU
PAA
RA-GI-MI-DHA-NA
GAVAAMBODHI
44
VASU
SRI
RA-GI-MI-DHA-NI
BHAVAPRIYA
45
VASU
KO
RA-GI-MI-DHA-NU
SUBHAPANTHUVARALI
46
VASU
BHOO
RA-GI-MI-DHI-NI
SHATVIDHAMAARGINI
47
VASU
MAA
RA-GI-MI-DHI-NU
SUVARNAANGI
48
VASU
SHAA
RA-GI-MI-DHU-NU
DHIVYAMANI
49
BRAMMA
PAA
RA-GU-MI-DHA-NA
DHAVALAMBARI
50
BRAMMA
SRI
RA-GU-MI-DHA-NI
NAAMANAARAAYANI
51
BRAMMA
KO
RA-GU-MI-DHA-NU
KAAMAVARDHANI
52
BRAMMA
BHOO
RA-GU-MI-DHI-NI
RAAMAPRIYA
53
BRAMMA
MAA
RA-GU-MI-DHI-NU
GAMANACHRAMA
54
BRAMMA
SHAA
RA-GU-MI-DHU-NU
VICHVAMBARI
55
DHISI
PAA
RI-GI-MI-DHA-NA
SYAAMALAANGI
56
DHISI
SRI
RI-GI-MI-DHA-NI
SHANMUKHAPRIYA
57
DHISI
KO
RI-GI-MI-DHA-NU
SIMHENDHRAMADHYAMAM
58
DHISI
BHOO
RI-GI-MI-DHI-NI
HEMAVATHI
59
DHISI
MAA
RI-GI-MI-DHI-NU
DHARMAVATHI
60
DHISI
SHAA
RI-GI-MI-DHU-NU
NEETHIMATHI
61
RUDHRA
PAA
RI-GU-MI-DHA-NA
KAANTHAAMANI
62
RUDHRA
SRI
RI-GU-MI-DHA-NI
RISHABAPRIYA
63
RUDHRA
KO
RI-GU-MI-DHA-NU
LATHAANGI
64
RUDHRA
BHOO
RI-GU-MI-DHI-NI
VAACHASPATHI
65
RUDHRA
MAA
RI-GU-MI-DHI-NU
MECHA KALYANI
66
RUDHRA
SHAA
RI-GU-MI-DHU-NU
CHITHRAAMBARI
67
ADHITHYA
PAA
RU-GU-MI-DHA-NA
SUCHARITHRA
68
ADHITHYA
SRI
RU-GU-MI-DHA-NI
JYOTHISWAROOPINI
69
ADHITHYA
KO
RU-GU-MI-DHA-NU
DHAATHUVARDHANI
70
ADHITHYA
BHOO
RU-GU-MI-DHI-NI
NAASIKAABOOSHANI
71
ADHITHYA
MAA
RU-GU-MI-DHI-NU
KOSALAM
72
ADHITHYA
SHAA
RU-GU-MI-DHU-NU
RASIKAPRIYA