dns-bhat-transcript-summarizer

name

dns-bhat-transcript-summarizer

description

Generates thematic English summaries with part-level source pointers and Eke romanisation files for DNS Bhat YouTube lecture series in the ettuge repository. Use this skill when the user asks to summarize a YouTube-only DNS Bhat book (books 01–13 in the dnsbhat folder), create an English summary from transcripts, produce Eke romanisation of transcript content, or generate -en.md / -kn-eke.md for a book that has no -book.md. Triggers on phrases like "summarize book NN from transcripts", "create English summary for lecture series", "generate Eke for transcripts", or any reference to the transcript-based books (01–13). Distinct from dns-bhat-book-summarizer which handles books with OCR text.

DNS Bhat Transcript Summarizer

You produce two kinds of output for DNS Bhat YouTube lecture series in: /Users/vishwas/code/ettuge/src/main/md/kannada/dnsbhat/

1. {NN}-{slug}-en.md — Thematic English summary grouping YouTube parts, with cross-links to #part-N anchors in the transcript file
2. {NN}-{slug}-kn-eke.md — Eke romanisation of key passages from cleaned transcript parts, matching the thematic groupings

The primary source is the consolidated transcript .md file (e.g., 09-havyaka-kannada.md) — NOT a -book.md. This file was processed by format-transcripts.py and already has <a id="part-N"></a> anchors before each ## Part N heading.

There is no -kn.md step for transcript books — the transcript file itself serves that role directly.

---

Step 1: Identify source material and assess quality

Read the target book folder:

/Users/vishwas/code/ettuge/src/main/md/kannada/dnsbhat/{NN}-{slug}/

The primary source file is {NN}-{slug}.md (same name as the folder, no suffix). Check what exists:

• {NN}-{slug}.md — consolidated transcript file with ## Part N sections and <a id="part-N"> anchors (required — this is the source)
• README.md — folder-level README (create if absent; see format below)
• *-website.md — Wayback Machine snapshot of dnshankarabhat.net for this book. Always read this. Some contain the official book description in Kannada or English (a gold-standard overview); others are mostly navigation chrome. If it contains a book blurb/description, use it verbatim for the overview and link to the archive URL.
• *-blog.md — DNS Bhat's blog posts (e.g., Book 02). If present, this is full Kannada text that can supplement or replace garbled transcript sections.
• *-en.md — existing English summary (update if present, don't overwrite good content)
• *-kn-eke.md — existing Eke file (update if present)
• *-claude-prompt.md — AI context primer (read if present for background)

Assessing -website.md content quality:

• If it contains a ### Description or ### ವಿವರಗಳು section with multiple sentences about the book → substantive — use the description in the overview
• If it's mostly navigation links (ಬ್ಲಾಗ್, ಕನ್ನಡ ಹೊತ್ತಗೆಗಳು, contact links) with no prose → nav-only — note the archive URL but skip the content
• Always include the archive URL as a "Further reading" link at the bottom of -en.md

README.md format (create if absent):

# [NN] — {Kannada title}
**{English title}**

> {One-sentence description of the lecture series' argument and significance.}

**{✅ Fully processed / ⚠️ Partial / ❌ Not processed}** · {N} parts · YouTube lecture series

---

## Files in This Folder

| File | Contents |
|------|----------|
| [`{NN}-{slug}.md`](./{NN}-{slug}.md) | Consolidated YouTube transcripts — {N} parts |
| [`{NN}-{slug}-kn-eke.md`](./{NN}-{slug}-kn-eke.md) | Eke romanisation of key passages |
| [`{NN}-{slug}-en.md`](./{NN}-{slug}-en.md) | English summaries by theme |
| [`{NN}-{slug}-claude-prompt.md`](./{NN}-{slug}-claude-prompt.md) | AI context primer |

---

## Where to Start

- **Don't read Kannada?** → [`{NN}-{slug}-en.md`](./{NN}-{slug}-en.md)
- **Want the phonetics?** → [`{NN}-{slug}-kn-eke.md`](./{NN}-{slug}-kn-eke.md)
- **AI context primer?** → [`{NN}-{slug}-claude-prompt.md`](./{NN}-{slug}-claude-prompt.md)
- **Full transcripts?** → [`{NN}-{slug}.md`](./{NN}-{slug}.md)

---

[← Back to catalogue](../README.md)

---

CI-generated chapter pages (automatic — no action needed)

YouTube transcript files (youtube/kn/full.md) use <a id="part-N"> anchors before each ### Part N heading. The GitHub CI chapter-splitter recognises these anchors and generates browsable per-part pages on every push:

• ch0.md — preamble + ಪರಿವಿಡಿ TOC with (#part-N) links rewritten to chN page links + **Parts:** Part 1 · Part 2 · ... quick-nav bar (also at top when preamble > 1 500 chars).
• ch1.md … chN.md — one per part; opens with > ← Part N-1 · [Contents](ch0) · Part N+1 → nav bar; full part list quick-nav appears below it when body > 1 500 chars.

Blog files (web/kn/full.md) with <a id="sec-N"> or <a id="part-N"> anchors are also chapterized by the same CI step.

You do not create these files. Your job is to ensure the transcript full.md has proper <a id="part-N"> anchors and a ಪರಿವಿಡಿ TOC. Minimum to trigger: ≥ 2 anchors.

---

Step 2: Read and assess transcript quality

Read the consolidated transcript file. For each ## Part N section, assess:

Quality tiers:

• Good (🟢) — Cleaned Kannada paragraphs from transcripts_cleaned/. Readable linguistic content. Summarise in detail.
• Garbled (🟡) — Uncleaned single-line block. May contain useful Kannada words mixed with Hindi/English fragments from faulty auto-captions. Note what's discernible, skip what isn't.
• Disabled/Missing (🔴) — ERROR: Transcripts are disabled or ERROR: Could not retrieve. Skip entirely; note the gap.
• Prelim (🔵) — Parts labelled P1–P6 in some books (e.g., 09) are introductory/preamble — often lower quality readings or context-setting.

Spotting garbled content: Look for repeated "foreign" tokens, Hindi words (ek, do, teen, aur, kya, etc.), or fragmented Kannada without grammatical structure. If > 50% of a part is noise, mark as 🟡 partial.

Spotting good content: Grammatically complete Kannada sentences about linguistics — verb conjugation, phonology, dialectology, word formation, etc.

---

Step 3: Group parts into themes

Transcript parts run sequentially within a single sustained lecture series. Identify thematic blocks — adjacent parts covering the same topic. The -en.md is organised around these themes, not individual parts.

How to identify themes:

• Look at the opening sentences of each good part for the topic shift
• Each "chapter" in the English summary = 3–8 consecutive parts on the same theme
• Use the book's -claude-prompt.md (if present) for the chapter outline — it often lists the original book's structure
• For books without an outline, infer from the Kannada content

Naming themes: Derive English theme titles from the Kannada linguistic content. DNS Bhat's lectures typically follow his book structure.

---

Step 4: Produce the English summary file (*-en.md)

Header format:

# {Full English Title}
## {Subtitle or Translation of Kannada Title}

**Author:** D. N. Shankara Bhat (ಡಿ. ಎನ್. ಶಂಕರ ಬಟ್)
**Format:** YouTube lecture series — {N} parts
**Read by:** {reader, if known — e.g., Malati Bhat}
**Language:** Kannada
**Source quality:** {e.g., "72/88 parts cleaned (82%)" or "Partial — 22/43 cleaned"}
**Transcript file:** [`{NN}-{slug}.md`](./{NN}-{slug}.md)

---

## Overview

{3–5 sentences: what this lecture series covers, DNS Bhat's central argument, why it matters.}

---

## Table of Contents

- [Theme 1 — {English title}](#theme-1)
- [Theme 2 — {English title}](#theme-2)

For each thematic group:

<a id="theme-1"></a>

## Theme 1 — {English Title}

*Parts {N}–{M} of the transcript*

[📼 Parts {N}–{M} →](./{NN}-{slug}.md#part-{N})

- Bullet: what this section establishes or argues
- Bullet: key evidence or examples given (cite Kannada terms in Eke)
- Bullet: connection to the overall thesis
- Bullet (if needed): counter-arguments considered

> **Coverage note:** Parts {X}, {Y} unavailable (transcripts disabled). Parts {Z}–{W} garbled (auto-caption noise).

For individual standalone parts (if a single part is a complete unit):

### Part {N} — {English title of this part's content}

[📼 Part {N} →](./{NN}-{slug}.md#part-{N})

- {Summary bullet}

Source quality field options:

• Full text (book OCR) — NOT used here (that's the other skill)
• YouTube transcripts — {N}/{total} parts cleaned ({pct}%)
• YouTube transcripts — partial ({N} parts unavailable)

---

Step 5: Produce the Eke romanisation file (*-kn-eke.md)

Romanise key passages from the good (🟢) parts only. For garbled/disabled parts, note the gap.

Header format:

# {title in Eke}

**lEkhakaru:** Di. en. Sankara bhaT
**mULa:** YouTube udangaLu — {N} bagagaLu
**odidaravaru:** {reader in Eke, if known}

> mUla paThya (kannaDa lipi): [{NN}-{slug}.md](./{NN}-{slug}.md)
> ingliS viSlEShaNe: [{NN}-{slug}-en.md](./{NN}-{slug}-en.md)

---

## oLapiDi

- [viShaya 1 — {theme 1 in Eke}](#theme-1)
- [viShaya 2 — {theme 2 in Eke}](#theme-2)

For each thematic group:

<a id="theme-1"></a>

## viShaya 1 — {title in Eke}

*bagagaLu {N}–{M}*

[📼 bagagaLu {N}–{M} →](./{NN}-{slug}.md#part-{N})

{Eke transliteration of 3–5 key sentences from the best part in this group.
Pick sentences that capture the core idea — a definition, a key example, or a thesis statement.}

> *(bagagaLu {X}, {Y} dorakalavillDa / kannaDavagalilla)*

---

Eke Romanisation Rules

Eke is a romanisation system designed by Vishwas, inspired by Hosabaraha and Harvard-Kyoto (HK). Use Eke(ek) mode (ellara kannaDa — simplified, no aspirates).

Vowels

Kannada	Eke		Kannada	Eke
ಅ	a		ಆ	A
ಇ	i		ಈ	I
ಉ	u		ಊ	U
ಎ	e		ಏ	E
ಒ	o		ಓ	O
ಐ	ay		ಔ	av
ಋ / ೃ (vocalic r, short)	x		ೠ / ೄ (vocalic r, long)	X
ಂ (anusvara)	nasal+C (always assimilated — never M; see Anusvara section below)		ಃ visarga	H

Consonants — case rule: uppercase = retroflex or special

Kannada	Eke		Kannada	Eke
ಕ	k		ಗ	g
ಚ	c		ಜ	j
ಟ	T		ಡ	D
ತ	t		ದ	d
ಪ	p		ಬ	b
ಮ	m		ನ	n
ಣ	N		ಯ	y
ರ	r (always lowercase — R is exclusively ಱ, never ರ)		ಲ	l
ಳ	L		ವ	v
ಱ	R (archaic retroflex ṟ — extremely rare in modern Kannada)
ಸ	s		ಶ	S
ಹ	h		ಷ	S (same as ಶ in EK)

Aspirates (mahapranas) — preserved in Eke(ek)

ಖ→kh, ಘ→gh, ಛ→ch, ಝ→jh, ಠ→Th, ಢ→Dh, ಥ→th, ಧ→dh, ಫ→ph, ಭ→bh

Anusvara before plosives — write as nasal+plosive

ಂಕ→nka, ಂಗ→nga, ಂಚ→nca, ಂಜ→nja, ಂಟ→nTa, ಂಡ→nDa, ಂತ→nta, ಂದ→nda, ಂಪ→mpa, ಂಬ→mba

Inherent vowel

Every consonant has inherent a. Virama ್ suppresses it in clusters. ಕ = ka, ಕ್ = k (in cluster), ಕ್ಕ = kka

Common word examples

Kannada	Eke
ಕನ್ನಡ	kannaDa
ನುಡಿ	nuDi
ಬರಹ	baraha
ಮಾತು	mAtu
ಉಲಿ	uli
ಭಾಷೆ	bhAShe
ವ್ಯಾಕರಣ	vyAkaraNa
ಪದ	pada
ಅರ್ಥ	artha
ಸ್ವರ	svara
ವ್ಯಂಜನ	vyanjana
ಕ್ರಿಯಾಪದ	kriyApada
ನಾಮಪದ	nAmapada
ಉಚ್ಚಾರಣೆ	uccAraNe
ಅಕ್ಷರ	akSara
ಸೊಲ್ಲರಿಮೆ	sollarime
ಒಳರಚನೆ	oLaracane
ಹವ್ಯಕ	havyaka
ಉಪಭಾಷೆ	upabhAShe
ಮಾತಿನ	mAtina

---

Quality notes

Be honest about coverage. Always state the cleaned-part count in the header.

• 🟢 Cleaned parts: Full thematic summary with Eke romanisation of key passages
• 🟡 Garbled parts: Note as "⚠️ Parts X–Y partially available (auto-caption noise)" — extract whatever Kannada words are legible; skip the noise
• 🔴 Disabled parts: Note as "❌ Part X unavailable (transcripts disabled)"

Don't invent content. If a section's transcripts are missing or garbled, say so explicitly. Use the structure from the book's -claude-prompt.md or from adjacent good parts to infer what topics were likely covered — mark inferences clearly as *(likely topic — transcript unavailable)*.

Prelim parts (P1–P6): Some books (e.g., 09) have prefix parts read by Malati Bhat or others. Treat these as an introduction section. They often introduce DNS Bhat and give context.

---

Cross-reference and external links footer (always include in -en.md)

---

## Cross-References to Other DNS Bhat Works

| Related Book | Connection |
|---|---|
| [08 — Kannadakke Mahaprana Yake Beda](../08-kannadakke-mahaprana-yake-beda/) | {how it relates} |
| [05 — Mathina Olaguttu](../05-mathina-olaguttu/) | {how it relates} |

---

## External Links

- **Author's website (archived):** {archive URL from *-website.md}
- **YouTube playlist:** {link from transcript file's Table of Contents, if available}

See references/book-cross-references.md for the full thematic index.

---

File naming conventions

File	Naming
Folder README	README.md
Transcript source	{NN}-{slug}.md
English summary	{NN}-{slug}-en.md
Eke romanisation	{NN}-{slug}-kn-eke.md
AI prompt	{NN}-{slug}-claude-prompt.md

Where {NN} is the zero-padded book number and {slug} is the folder name without the number prefix.

---

Reference files

• references/book-cross-references.md — Thematic index for cross-linking between DNS Bhat works
• transcripts_cleaned/ — Pre-processed transcript .txt files (source for cleaned parts)
• format-transcripts.py — Script that substituted cleaned transcripts into the .md files