Question: What is the 8th 'melakarta" scale?

Context articles: The Van Buren Boys
Stella (solar vehicles)
Dhanyasi
Louisiana Educational Assessment Program
Asaveri
H. M. The King's Medal
Ahiri
Hugh de Courtenay, 1st/9th Earl of Devon
Liebenau (Graz)
Hanumatodi

"The Van Buren Boys" is the 148th episode of the sitcom "Seinfeld", and name of a fictional New York street gang.
 Their sign is one hand with all the fingers and thumb 'up' and spread out.
 The other hand has all but the thumb and pointer finger up, for a total of eight (8).
 The gang is named for the 8th President of the United States, Martin Van Buren (who was the first president from New York).
 This was the 14th episode for the 8th season.
 It aired on February 6, 1997.
Stella and its successors Stella Lux and Stella Vie are a series of solar racing family cars, built for the World Solar Challenge in Australia, sofar winning its "Cruiser Class" twice, in 2013 and in 2015.
 Stella is considered the world’s first solar-powered family car and was given the 'Best Technology Development' Award at the 8th annual Crunchies in San Francisco in 2015.
 Being the only competing vehicle with a license plate, the road registration of Stella contributed to the winning score in the races.
 The vehicles are designed and built by ""Solar Team Eindhoven"" (STE) — some 21 students of different faculties of the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands.
 The group have set up a non-profit foundation to promote their concepts for practical solar vehicles for adoption on a broader scale.
Dhanyasi is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music).
 It is a "janya" rāgam (derived scale) from the 8th "melakarta" scale "Hanumatodi".
 It is a "janya" scale, as it does not have all the seven "swaras" (musical notes) in the ascending scale.
 It is a combination of the pentatonic scale "Shuddha Dhanyasi" and the "sampurna raga" scale "Hanumatodi".
The Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) is a criterion-reference testing program administered by the state of Louisiana.
 It is only administered in 4th and 8th grades in the subjects of ELA, mathematics, science, and social studies.
 It is graded on a scale with Advanced being the highest, and Unsatisfactory being the lowest.
 If you are in 4th grade, it determines whether you go to the 5th grade or not.
 If you're in the 8th grade, it determines whether you go to the 9th grade or not.
Asaveri (asāvēri) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music).
 It is a "janya" rāgam (derived scale) from the 8th "melakarta" scale "Hanumatodi".
 It is a "janya" scale, as it does not have all the seven "swaras" (musical notes) in the ascending scale, and has a "vakra" (zigzag) descending scale.
H. M. (His Majesty) The King's Medal (Swedish: "H.M. Konungens medalj" ), earlier known as the Court Medal (Swedish: "Hovmedaljen" ), is a Swedish honour that may be bestowed upon Swedish citizens.
 The medal was created in 1814 and is awarded in different sizes in gold and silver with chain or ribbon.
 This medal is not awarded in classes but in sizes based on the Berch's Scale.
 The 12th size is the largest and is worn around the neck on a chain or ribbon.
 The 8th and 5th size are worn from the left breast suspended by a ribbon, after the Seraphim Medal.
Ahiri (pronounced āhiri) is a rāgam in Carnatic music.
 It is a "janya" rāgam (derived scale), and associated with the 14th "melakarta" scale "Vakulabharanam".
 It has also been associated with the 8th "melakarta" scale Hanumatodi.
 Though it has all the seven "swaras" (musical notes) in the ascending and descending scale, the presence of zig-zag notes ("vakra" swaras) makes it a "janya" rāgam.
Hugh de Courtenay, 1st/9th Earl of Devon (14 September 1276 – 23 December 1340) was the son of Sir Hugh de Courtenay (died 1292), feudal baron of Okehampton in Devon, by his wife Eleanor le Despenser (died 1328), sister of Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester.
 Forty-one years after the death of his cousin, Isabel de Forz, "suo jure" 8th Countess of Devon (1237–1293) (née de Redvers, eldest daughter of Baldwin de Redvers, 6th Earl of Devon (1217-1245)), letters patent were granted by King Edward III, dated 22 February 1335, declaring him Earl of Devon, and stating that he 'should assume such title and style as his ancestors, Earls of Devon, had wont to do'.
 This thus made him 1st Earl of Devon, if the letters patent are deemed to have created a new peerage, otherwise 9th Earl of Devon if it is deemed a restitution of the old dignity of the de Redvers family and he is deemed to have succeeded the "suo jure" 8th Countess.
 Authorities differ in their opinions and thus alternative ordinal numbers exist for this Courtenay earldom.
Liebenau is the 7th District of Graz in the southeast of the city.
 It is bordered to the north by the 6th District Jakomini and on the east by the 8th district St. Peter.
 In Liebenau farms still exist alongside large scale industrial holdings like the Magna car plant and shopping centres like Murpark (shopping centre east).
Hanumatodi, more popularly known as Todi, (pronounced hanumatōdi and tōdi) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music).
 It is the 8th "melakarta" rāgam (parent scale) in the 72 "melakarta" rāgam system.
 This is sung very often in concerts.
 It is known to be a difficult rāgam to perform in owing to its complexity in "prayoga" (phrases of notes and intonation).
 It is called Janatodi in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.