raga noun2 •Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.‘The song is composed in a raga appropriate to the present hour, which is the evening.’ — 1924 •Passion, love, lust.The conditions of asmita, raga, dvesha, and abhinivesha have a physical basis: they function to inhibit the normal pulsatory rhythms of the physical body. — 2009 formsragas