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	'''Vatsun''' ({{~~lang~~-en\|~~væt:ʃɜːn~~\|}}) is derived from [[Sanskrit]] ~~‘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 (vooj). Vatsun bears a resemblance to [[Urdu\|Urdu lyric]]. Vatsun is also similar to the [[ghazal]]s of the Middle East and [[iambic pentameter]] of the Western world.		'''Vatsun''' ({{IPAc-en\|'\|v\|æ\|tʃ\|ən}}, {{IPA\|ks\|vat͡sun\|lang}}) is a [[Kashmiri language\|Kashmiri]] literary form derived from [[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\|Urdu lyric]]. Vatsun is also similar to the [[ghazal]]s of the [[Middle East]] and [[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 ~~fourteenth~~ century, when [[Lal Ded]] and Sheikh-ul-Alam (alias [[Nund Reshi\|Nund Rishi]]) wrote in 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>		In poetry, it is a popular age-old folk-form dating back to the 14th century, when [[Lal Ded]] and Sheikh-ul-Alam (alias [[Nund Reshi\|Nund Rishi]]) 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 ==		== Notable Vatsun poets ==
	* [[Lal Ded]] (~~1320–1387~~)		* [[Lal Ded]] (1320–1392)
	* [[Nund Rishi]] (1377–1438)		* [[Nund Rishi]] (1377–1438)
			* [[Arnimal]] (1737-1778)
	* [[Dina Nath Nadim]] (1916–1988)		* [[Dina Nath Nadim]] (1916–1988)

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'''Vatsun''' ({{lang-en|væt:ʃɜːn|}}) is derived from [[Sanskrit]] ‘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 (vooj). Vatsun bears a resemblance to [[Urdu|Urdu lyric]]. Vatsun is also similar to the [[ghazal]]s of the Middle East and [[iambic pentameter]] of the Western world.

In poetry it is a popular age-old folk-form dating back to the fourteenth century, when [[Lal Ded]] and Sheikh-ul-Alam (alias [[Nund Reshi|Nund Rishi]]) wrote in 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]] (1320–1387)
* [[Nund Rishi]] (1377–1438)
* [[Dina Nath Nadim]] (1916–1988)

== See also ==
*[[ghazal]]
*[[Iambic Pentameter]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Kashmiri literature]]

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