Kali Kannada
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Chant lesson
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
Karmaṇy Evādhikāras Te
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Metre: Anuṣṭubh
Four quarters of 8 syllables. The 5th syllable is usually light and the 6th heavy; the 7th is heavy in the 1st and 3rd quarters and light in the 2nd and 4th. The śloka metre of the epics.
8 syllables per quarter (pāda)
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Light and heavy syllables
A syllable is heavy (guru, —) if it has a long vowel (ā ī ū e ai o au), ends in ṃ or ḥ, or is followed by two consonants. Otherwise it is light (laghu, ◡) — hold heavy syllables about twice as long.
— heavy◡ light
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Walk through each line
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन
kar—maṇ—ye—vā—dhi◡kā—ras—te—mā—pha◡le—ṣu◡ka◡dā—ca◡na◡
16 syllables · about 2 quarter(s) of 8
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि
mā—kar—ma◡pha◡la◡he—tur—bhūr—mā—te—saṅ—gos—tva◡kar—ma◡ṇi◡
16 syllables · about 2 quarter(s) of 8
Syllables are marked automatically from the transliteration; the last syllable of a quarter may be counted either way.
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Practise with a generated chant
Pace
The practice voice is AI-generated and may not follow traditional svara or metre exactly.