Suryakantam

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proper noun

A rāga in Carnatic music. It is the 17th melakarta rāga in the 72 melakarta rāga system.

OriginSanskrit सूर्यकान्त →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. entertainmentA rāga in Carnatic music. It is the 17th melakarta rāga in the 72 melakarta rāga system.
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.

Origin

  1. Sanskritसूर्यकान्त
  2. EnglishSuryakantam

Borrowed from Sanskrit सूर्यकान्त (sūryakānta).

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Translations

Tamil சூர்யகாந்தம்
  • சூர்யகாந்தம் (cūryakāntam)a raga
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