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Sanskrit TTS system Vāgdhenu converts meter-aware shlokas to chants

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Researchers have developed Vāgdhenu, a novel text-to-speech system designed to convert Sanskrit shlokas into high-fidelity chanted recitations. The system utilizes an existing TTS backbone and neural vocoder, enhanced with specialized components for Sanskrit phonology and meter awareness. A key finding from the project is that text-side prosody conditioning is architecturally inert in the chosen backbone, with voice-steering and reference clips being the effective prosody controls. Vāgdhenu has been deployed in two significant projects: a video corpus of over 5,000 verses and an audio app featuring approximately 18,000 verses, with associated code and data released. AI

IMPACT Enhances accessibility and preservation of Sanskrit literature through advanced TTS technology.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a research paper detailing a new system for Sanskrit text-to-speech. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 Norsk(NO) · Prathosh A P ·

    Vagdhenu: A Vrutta (Meter) Aware Shloka-to-Chant (TTS) System for Sanskrit

    arXiv:2608.26146v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We present Vagdhenu, a vrutta (meter) aware shloka-to-chant system for Sanskrit: a text-to-speech system that maps a metrical verse to its chanted parayana recitation at high fidelity. This is an experience report, not a new archite…

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