by Kalidasa (flourished 5th century)
वसन्त‑वर्णनम्
Language: Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्)
प्रफुल्ल-चूताङ्कुर-तीक्ष्ण-सायको द्विरेफ-माला-विलसद्-धनुर्गुणः । मनांसि भेत्तुं सुरत-प्रसङ्गिनां वसन्त-योद्धा समुपागतः प्रिये ! ॥ [ ६ / १ ] * द्रुमाः सपुष्पाः सलिलं सपद्मं स्त्रियः सकामाः पवनः सुगन्धिः । सुखाः प्रदोषा दिवसाश्च रम्याः सर्वं प्रिये ! चारुतरं वसन्ते ॥ [ ६ / २ ] * कुन्दैः सविभ्रम-वधू-हसितावदातै- रुद्द्योतितान्युपवनानि मनोहराणि । चित्तं मुनेरपि हरन्ति निवृत्त-रागं प्रागेव राग-मलिनानि मनांसि यूनाम् ॥ [ ६ / २५ ]
A transliteration follows. TItle: VASANTA-VARNANAM (Ritu-Samhāra-Kāvyam)
Praphulla-cūtāńkura-tīkshna-sāyako dvirepha-mālā-vilasad-dhanurgunah / Manāmsi bhettum surata-prasańginām vasanta-yoddhā samupāgatah priye // [ 6 / 1 ] * Drumāh sapushpāh salilam sapadmam striyah sakāmāh pavanah sugandhih / Sukhāh pradoshā divasāśca ramyāh sarvam priye cārutaram vasante // [ 6 / 2 ] * Kundaih savibhrama-vadhū-hasitāvadātair udyotitānyupavanāni manoharāni / Cittam munerapi haranti nivritta-rāgam prāgeva rāga-malināni manāmsi yūnām // [ 6 / 25 ]
Authorship:
- by Kalidasa (flourished 5th century), "वसन्त-वर्णनम्", appears in ऋतुसंहार-काव्यम् [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Peter (Paul?) von Bohlen (1796 - 1840) ENG ENG ORI ; composed by Josef Schelb.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Arthur William Ryder) , "Spring", from Kalidasa: Translations of Shakuntala, and Other Works, first published 1914
- ORI Oriya (Dr. Harekrishna Meher) , "बसन्त-बर्णना", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Dr. Harekrishna Meher
This text was added to the website: 2008-03-15
Line count: 14
Word count: 61