# Vatsun

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'''Vatsun''' ({{IPAc-en|'|v|æ|tʃ|ən}}, {{IPA|ks|vat͡sun|lang}}) is a [Kashmiri](/source/Kashmiri_language) literary form derived from [Sanskrit](/source/Sanskrit) {{Transliteration|sk|Vachan}} meaning "word/speech". This is because it has no particular pattern of versification or rhyme scheme.<ref>Ayyappapanicker, K. and Sahitya Akademi ''Medieval Indian Literature: An Anthology.'' 1997.</ref> The metres and rhyme schemes of vatsun are varied, but generally each unit is a stanza of three lines followed by a refrain ({{Transliteration|ks|vooj}}). Vatsun bears a resemblance to [Urdu lyric](/source/Urdu). Vatsun is also similar to the [ghazal](/source/ghazal)s of the [Middle East](/source/Middle_East) and [iambic pentameter](/source/iambic_pentameter) of the Western world.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

In poetry, it is a popular age-old folk-form dating back to the 14th century, when [Lal Ded](/source/Lal_Ded) and Sheikh-ul-Alam (alias [Nund Rishi](/source/Nund_Reshi)) wrote in the Kashmiri language the devotional poetry depicting their mystic experiences, love for God, love for others, and folk dancing.<ref>"Vatsun." ''Encyclopaedia of Indian literature vol. 5.'' 1992.</ref><ref>Koul, Omkar N. ''Kashmiri Language, Linguistics, and Culture.'' Central Institute of Indian Languages: Manasagangotri. 200.</ref>

== Notable Vatsun poets ==
* [Lal Ded](/source/Lal_Ded) (1320–1392)
* [Nund Rishi](/source/Nund_Rishi) (1377–1438)
* [Arnimal](/source/Arnimal) (1737-1778)
* [Dina Nath Nadim](/source/Dina_Nath_Nadim) (1916–1988)

== See also ==
*[ghazal](/source/ghazal)
*[Iambic Pentameter](/source/Iambic_Pentameter)

== References ==
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Category:Kashmiri literature

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