sound.txt for the Bhagavad Gita

[Madhav Deshpande]

Dear folks,
	As I mentioned in my previous email, I have been playing with the
"text to speech" feature of the new Macintosh system 7.6 to see if one can
create a semblance of American approximation of the pronunciation of a
Sanskrit text by manipulating the spellings.  The "text to speech" feature
provides different voices, and you can choose a voice such as Fred or
Kathy to sound out the following text file.  You need to read it with
Simple Text.  Remember, this is just for fun!  But if my first year
students can get this far in their pronunciation, I would not be unhappy. 
	All the best,
			Madhav Deshpande

FIRST TEN VERSES OF THE FIRST CHAPTER OF THE BHAGAVAD GITA


Shreemud Bugguvud Geetau   
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dhrutaraushtra oovaucha
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dharmakshaetrae coo roo kshaetrae samavaetau you you tsavuha.  
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maumuckauhau paundduvaush chaaiva kimuckurvutta sunjaya. 1
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sunjaya oovaucha
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drushtvau tou paundduvauneekum vyootdhum duuryoodhonus tudaa
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auchau ryum  oupa sum gum ya raujau vuchunum upbraveet.  2
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pashyaitaum paun do pootraunaum auchau rya ma hut team chum oom
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vyootdhaum drupadapootreina tava shishyeina dheamuttaa.  3
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utra shoorau mahe shvausau bheemau rjunasammau you dhi
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you you dhauno virautush cha droopadush cha mahau rathaha.  4
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dhrush tuckeitush chekitaunaha kaushiraujush cha veerya vaun
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poo roo jit koonti bhojush cha sheibyush cha nara poon gavaha.  5
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yudhau mun yush cha vikraun ta oot tum oujaush cha veerya vaun
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sau bhud row drau puddeiyaush cha surva eva mahau rathau haa.  6
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us mock um too vishishtau yey taun nibodha dvi jout tumma
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nau yuckau mumma sein yus ya sum jna-are tum taun braveemi tey.  7
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bha vaun bheesh mush cha kar nush cha krupush cha sumittinjayaha
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ush vut thaummau veekar nush cha soumud duttis tuthaiva cha.  8
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un yey cha bu how aha shoorau mud urt tey tyuckta jeevitau ha
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naunau shus tru pruha runau ha sur vey yood dha vishau radau ha.  9
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upper yaup tum tud us mock um bullum bheesh mau bhi ruck shi tum
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per yaup tum tvi dum ey tey shaum bullum bhee mau bhi ruck shi tum.  10