Saramati

Closest Western scale / mode

Aeolian-related · asymmetric

With Sa = C: ascent C D E♭ F G A♭ B♭; descent C B♭ A♭ F E♭ C. Descent omits the second and fifth.

A pitch-set comparison, not an exact raga equivalence. Carnatic gamakas and characteristic phrases are not captured by a Western scale; acoustic piano cannot reproduce continuous pitch ornamentation.