raga
raga noun: any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.
Noun
raga (countable and uncountable, plural ragas)
- Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.
- ‘The song is composed in a raga appropriate to the present hour, which is the evening.’1924, EM Forster, A Passage to India, Penguin, published 2005, page 72
- Passion, love, lust.
- The conditions of asmita, raga, dvesha, and abhinivesha have a physical basis: they function to inhibit the normal pulsatory rhythms of the physical body.2009, Jennifer Schwamm Willis, The Joy of Yoga, →ISBN
- We get tired of the slipping and sliding between raga and dvesha and we seek something more permanent - so instead of looking outward we begin to look inward. This is Yoga - the heart of Yoga.2009, Swami Ambikananda Saraswati, Healing Yoga, →ISBN, page 18
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Raga
Raga
- A language spoken in Vanuatu.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Raga
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Proper noun (3) capitalized: Raga
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- A town in South Sudan.
Proper noun (4) capitalized: Raga
Raga
- Alternative form of Ray (“a region and satrapy in ancient Iran located between the Alborz and Zagros mountain ranges and the Dasht-e Kavir desert”)
raga meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
raga in Hindi
- melodic mode used in Indian classical music
- राग rāg
raga in Tamil
- melodic mode used in Indian classical music
- ராகம் rākam
raga in Marathi
- melodic mode used in Indian classical music
- राग rāg
raga in Urdu
- melodic mode used in Indian classical music
- راگ rāg
More languagesFewer languages
- raga in Bengali
- রাগ rag
- raga in Telugu
- రాగము rāgamu
- raga in Malayalam
- രാഗം rāgaṁ
- raga in Sanskrit
- राग rāga
Examples of raga in a sentence
- In order to increase security, desire (raga, trishna, lobha) appears in all its forms, and one accumulates more and more of that which establishes one's position in samsara.2010, Chogyam Trungpa, The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, →ISBN:
- Raga and dvesha, attachment and hatred, are two sides of the same coin.2012, Swami Rama, Sadhana: The Path to Enlightenment, →ISBN, page 80:
Forms of raga
| plural | ragas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ragam |
Origin of raga
Borrowed from Sanskrit राग (rāga, “dye, colour”).
Words formed from raga
Words that rhyme with raga
Questions about raga
- What does raga mean?
- Raga means any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.
- What is raga in Hindi?
- Raga in Hindi is राग (rāg). See Raga meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use raga in a sentence?
- In order to increase security, desire (raga, trishna, lobha) appears in all its forms, and one accumulates more and more of that which establishes one's position in samsara.
- What part of speech is raga?
- Raga can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of raga?
- The plural of raga is ragas.
Words near raga in the dictionary
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