○ja m. 'six-born', N. of the first or (accord. to some) of the fourth of the 7 Svaras or primary notes of music (so called because it is supposed to be produced by six organs, viz. tongue, teeth, palate, nose, throat, and chest

• the other six Svaras are Ṛishabha, Gāndhāra, Madhyama, Pañcama, Dhaivata, and Nishāda, of which NishṭNishāda and GāndhṭGāndhāra are referred to the Udātta, ṚishṭṚishabha and DhaivṭDhaivata to the An-udātta, while Ṣaḍ-ja and the other two are referred to the Svarita accent

• the sound of the Ṣaḍ-ja is said to resemble the note of peacocks) MBh. Ragh. VarBṛS. &c

• N. of the 16th Kalpa or day of Brahmā Cat.

• -grāma m. (in music) a partic. scale Saṃgīt.

• madhyā f. a partic. Mūrchanā ib.

• -"ṣjâmarêśvara m. N. of wk