adhara

When learning Indian classical music, one chooses one's "Sa," called adhara shadja, the basic tonic note-every other note is sung relative to this note.

Desicritics 2009

The pouring of the rasa through the purifying sieve, pavitra, represents the refinement of the senses, the higher emotional and mental offering, kept ready in the subjective consciousness of the adhara chamasa or kalasha for the delectation ofIndra, Lord of the Divine Mind, who rejoices in the gift.

Etymology of Indian word-roots Tusar N Mohapatra 2006

"Thupassa muddhani tathá naggha wajira-chumbatanti tathewa mahà thupassa muddhani satasahasaggha nikan maha manincha patitha petwa ta -- ahettà asani upaddawa widdhanse natthan adhara walayamewn katwa anaggha wajira-chumbatancha pujeseti atho."

Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) James Emerson Tennent 1836

The first string is tuned to Pa (the natural fifth from the adhara shadja), the two middle ones are tuned to the higher Sa and the last, which is the bass string, to the tonic, Sa, an octave lower.

Desicritics 2009