षड्ज

shaḍ-ja

m. « six-born»

N. of the first orﾠ (accord. toﾠ some) of the fourth of the 7  Svaras orﾠ primary notes of music (so called because it is supposed to be produced by six organs, viz. tongue, teeth, palate, nose, throat, andﾠ chest;
the other six Svaras are Ṛishabha, Gāndhāra, Madhyama, Pañcama, Dhaivata, andﾠ Nishāda, of which NishñNishāda andﾠ GāndhñGāndhāra are referred to the Udātta, ṚishñṚishabha andﾠ DhaivñDhaivata to the An-udātta, while Shaḍ-ja andﾠ the other two are referred to the Svarita accent;
the sound of the Shaḍ-ja is said to resemble the note of peacocks) MBh. Ragh. VarBṛS. etc.;
N. of the 16th Kalpa orﾠ day of Brahmā. Cat. ;
-grāma m. (in music) a partic. scale Saṃgīt. ;
madhyā f. a partic. Mūrchanā ib. ;
-jâ̱marêṡvara m. N. of wk.