JATI in a Raga.

Jati - Classification

The number of notes in ascending or descending movements of a Raga is called its Jati. There are three basic Jatis:

1. Sampoorana -containing seven notes,
2. Shaudava - containing six notes, and
3. Audava - containing five notes.
 
Since a Raga may have any combination of ascending and descending notes six more Jatis making a total of 9 Jatis are computed as follows

1. Sampoorana / Sampooran: Ragas in this classification will have all the seven notes in the ascending as well as descending movements.

2. Sampoorana / Shaudava: Ragas in this Jati will have seven notes while ascending and six notes while descending.

3. Sampoorana / Audava: Ragas in this category will have seven notes while ascending and only five notes while descending.

4. Shaudava / Sampoorana: Six note ascending and seven descending.

5. Shaudava / Shaudava: Six notes ascending six descending.

6. Shaudava / Audava: Six ascending and five descending.

7. Audava / Sampoorana: Five ascending and seven descending.

8. Audava / Audava: Five ascending and five descending.

9. Audava / Shaudava: Five ascending and six descending.