NAMES OF SEVENTY TWO MELAKARTHAS IN CARNATIC MUSIC SYSTEM
1. KANAKAANGI
2. RATHNAANGI
3. GAANAMOOTHY
4. VANASPATHY
5. MAANAVATHI
6. THAANAROOPI
7. SENAAVADHI
8. HANUMATHODI
9. DHENUKA
10. NAATAKAPRIYA
11. KOKILAPRIYA
12. ROOPAVATHI
13. GAAYAKAPRIYA
14. VAKULAABARANAM
15. MAAYAAMAALAVAGOWLA
16. CHAKRAVAAGAM
17. SOORYAKAANTHAM
18. HATAKAAMBARI
19. JHANKARRADHWANI
20. NATABAIRAVI
21. KEERAVAANI
22. KHARAHARAPRIYA
23. GOWREEMANOHARI
24. VARUNAPRIYA
25. MAARARANJANI
26. CHAARUKESI
27. SARASAANGI
28. HARIKAAMBOJI
29. DHEERA SANKARAABARANAM
30. NAAGAANANDHINI
31. YAAGAPRIYA
32. RAAGAVARDHANI
33. GAANGEYA BOOSHANI
34. VAAGADHEESWARI
35. SOOLINI
36. CHALA NAATAI
37. SAALAGAM
38. JALAARNAVAM
39. JHAALAVARAALI
40. NAVANEETHAM
41. PAAVANI
42. RAGHUPRIYA
43. GAVAAMBODHI
44. BHAVAPRIYA
45. SUBHAPANTHUVARAALI
46. SHADVIDHAMAARGINI
47. SUVARNAANGI
48. DIVYAMANI
49. DHAVALAAMBARI
50. NAAMANAARAAYANI
51. KAAMAVARDHANI
52. RAAMAPRIYA
53. GAMANAACHRAMA
54. VICHVAMBARI
55. SYAMALAANGI
56. SHANMUKHAPRIYA
57. SIMHENDHRA MADHYAMAM
58. HEMAVATHI
59. DHARMAVATHI
60. NEETHIMATHI
61. KAANTHAAMANI
62. RISHABHAPRIYA
63. LATHAANGI
64. VAACHASPATHI
65. MECHAKALYAANI
66. CHITHRAAMBARI
67. SUCHARITHRA
68. JYOTHISWAROOPINI
69. DHAATHUVARDHANI
70. NAASIKAA BOOSHANI
71. KOSALAM
72. RASIKAPRIYA