Sthai

In Carnatic music, Sthai or Staayi refers to the octave.^[1] Madhyama sthai refers to the middle octave, Tara sthai refers to the upper octave and Mandhira sthai refers to the lower octave.^[1] Sthai can be defined as the interval or span made up of shadja to nishad in Indian Music .

Types

The Five types of Sthai are:

Name of Sthayi	Octave	Method of Denoting
Anumandra Sthayi	2 octaves below	Two dots below the Swara
Mandara Sthayi	Lower octave	One dot below the Swara
Madhya Sthayi	Middle octave	Swara without dots
Thara Sthayi	Higher octave	One dot above the Swara
Ati Thara Sthayi	2 Octaves above	Two dots above the Swara

References

^ ^a ^b Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications

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[ragas-1] Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications

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