Show HN: Vaghenu, a meter aware sloka-to-chant, TTS for Sanskrit

A researcher has released Vāgdhenu, the world's first open-source text-to-speech system for Sanskrit chanting that is meter-aware. Built by a single person without large AI lab resources, the system aims to make Sanskrit texts more accessible to students and devotees. The model weights, training scripts, and data are publicly available.

A 15-year-old dream has come true today. I started a PhD with the dream of creating a system that chants any Sanskrit shloka perfectly. And here I am opening sourcing - ṛ ś-- -- TTS . This is the world's first vrutta-aware, open-source TTS for Sanskrit Chanting. I am making the model weights, training scripts, and even data that I meticulously collected public - https://prathosh.in/vagdhenu/ https://prathosh.in/vagdhenu/ No large AI lab. No big engineering team. No venture-scale budget. Just a professor's conviction that one of humanity's oldest knowledge traditions deserves modern, open infrastructure. The name comes from the Upanishadic phrase: "Vācaṃ dhenum upāsīta" - Like the mythical wish-fulfilling cow, Vāgdhenu is intended to make Sanskrit texts more accessible to students, teachers, researchers, and devotees everywhere. Test out the live demo here and let me know your comments - https://prathosh.in/vagdhenu/ https://prathosh.in/vagdhenu/ The entire system, from data collection to model building and demos, is built by a single person your truly using the powerful harness that we are building at LatentForce. I have attached a sample audio file generated by the system. P.S: Posting on behalf of my friend, their aren't on HN. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48728732 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48728732 Points: 1 Comments: 0