वसन्त-वर्णनम् | प्रफुल्ल-चूताङ्कुर-तीक्ष्ण-सायको

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 ]
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द्रुमाः सपुष्पाः सलिलं सपद्मं
स्त्रियः सकामाः पवनः सुगन्धिः ।
सुखाः प्रदोषा दिवसाश्च रम्याः
सर्वं प्रिये ! चारुतरं वसन्ते ॥ [ ६ / २ ]
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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 ]
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Drumāh sapushpāh salilam sapadmam
striyah sakāmāh pavanah sugandhih /       
Sukhāh pradoshā  divasāśca ramyāh
sarvam priye cārutaram vasante //  [ 6 / 2 ]
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Kundaih savibhrama-vadhū-hasitāvadātair
udyotitānyupavanāni manoharāni /
Cittam munerapi haranti nivritta-rāgam
prāgeva rāga-malināni manāmsi yūnām //  [ 6 / 25 ]

Text Authorship:

by Kalidasa (flourished 5th century), "वसन्त-वर्णनम्", appears in ऋतुसंहार-काव्यम् [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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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

Researcher for this page: Dr. Harekrishna Meher

This text was added to the website: 2008-03-15
Line count: 14
Word count: 59