Carnatic music has 7 notes, better known as saptaswara. As I was clearing up the attic found this old table that my Music teacher Sri Vasudev Bhat had explained. But the periodic table was drawn by Sri Narayana Bhat my dance teacher.
| sl. no | quality | sa | ri | ga | ma | pa | da | ni |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | animal voice | peacock | bull | ram | krauncha | nightingale | horse | elephant |
| 2 | family | deva | rishi | deva | deva | pitru | rishi | asura |
| 3. | caste | brahmana | kshatriya | vaishya | brahmana | brahmana | kshatritya | vaishya |
| 4. | colour | lotus red | pale yellow | gold | white | black | turmeric yellow | mixed. |
| 5. | domicile | jambudweepa | shaka | kusha | krauncha | shalmali | shweta | pushkara |
| 6. | discovering rishi | agni | brahma | chandra | vishnu | narada | tumburu | tumburu |
| 7. | presiding deity | agni | brahma | saraswathi | shiva | vishnu | vinayaka | surya |
| 8. | meter | anushtaba | gayathri | thrishtapu | brahati | panjnti | ushnika | jagati |
| 9 | rasa | raudra | veera | karuna | hasya | sringara | bhibhatsa | bhayanaka |
| 10 | tree | mango | kharjura datepalm | banana | lemon | pomogranate | grapevine | punnaga |
| 11 | star | shabhisha | chitra | dhanishta | makha | uttasha | purvashasa | anuradha. |
| 12. | day | sunday | monday | tuesday | wednesday | thursday | friday | saturday |
| 13 | life span in years | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 |
| 14. | body build | stocky | frail hrsva | stocky | tall | moderate | tall | hulk |
| 15 | food | pulses | payasa kheer | roti | chitranna | flours | cooked rice | rice grains. |
| 16. | ornaments | kumkum | atowood | kasturi | karpura | okgall | sandalwood | pouneet |
| 17 | clothing. | white | saffron/silk | red | blue | yellow | patterned | green. |
| 18 | flowers | mogra | champak | pannaga | jodumallige | ketaki | oleander | lotus |
| 19 | gemstone | pearls | blue stone. | diamond | vaidurya | green stone | vaidurya | pushyaraga |
| 20 | weapon | sword | baaku | mace | chakra | eeti | arrow | hook |
| 21 | vehicle | swan | lion | gandaberunda | deer | eagle | parrot | myna |
| 22 | spouse | gandharva | kinnara patni | yaksha | kimpurusha | nagapatni | devapatni | asurapatni. |
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