Question

A. Explain the term - Katapayadi with a suitable example

Hint:

Take the first two letters of the raga name, convert to numbers, reverse the digits.

Answer 1

Step 1: Understanding the Question:
We must explain what the Katapayadi sutra is and show one example. The marking is 1 + 1.

Step 2: Meaning:
Katapayadi is a method of assigning numbers to the letters of the alphabet. It begins with the letters Ka, Ta, Pa and Ya, which is why it is named Katapayadi. Ka to Jha carry 1 to 9, Ta to Dha carry 1 to 9, Pa to Ma carry 1 to 5, and Ya to Ha carry 1 to 8.

Step 3: Use in the Melakarta scheme:
The Melakarta names in the first 36 ragas are made so that the first two consonants give the raga number. Vowels are ignored. The two digits are read from right to left, as the rule says.

Step 4: Example:
Take Kharaharapriya. The first two letters are Kha and Ra. Kha = 2 and Ra = 2. Reading the digits in reverse order gives 22, so Kharaharapriya is the 22nd mela.
Another example is Keeravani: Ka = 1 and Ra = 2. Reversed this gives 21, the 21st mela.

Final Answer:
Katapayadi is the letter-number rule that gives the mela number from the first two letters of a raga name. Example: Kharaharapriya = 22. \[ \boxed{\text{Kharaharapriya: Kha}=2,\ \text{Ra}=2 \Rightarrow 22} \]