Kali Kannada
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Chant lesson
सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः
Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinaḥ
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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
ॐ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः
oṃ—sar—ve—bha◡van—tu◡su◡khi◡naḥ—
9 syllables · about 1 quarter(s) of 8
सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः
sar—ve—san—tu◡ni◡rā—ma◡yāḥ—
8 syllables · about 1 quarter(s) of 8
सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु
sar—ve—bhad—rā—ṇi◡paś—yan—tu◡
8 syllables · about 1 quarter(s) of 8
मा कश्चिद्दुःखभाग्भवेत्
mā—kaś—cid—duḥ—kha◡bhāg—bha◡vet—
8 syllables · about 1 quarter(s) of 8
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः
oṃ—śān—tiḥ—śān—tiḥ—śān—tiḥ—
7 syllables · about 1 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.