సంక్రాంతి శుభాకాంక్షలు
sankranti subhakankshalu
సంక్రాంతి శుభాకాంక్షలు (sankranti subhakankshalu) is the Telugu way to say happy sankranti.
This phrase is a standard greeting used during the Makar Sankranti harvest festival in Telugu-speaking regions.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of సంక్రాంతి, which is the name of the festival and శుభాకాంక్షలు, which means wishes or greetings.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana regions, you may use Bhogi Panduga Subhakankshalu! as a greeting specifically on the first day of the Sankranti festival.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word for wishes, శుభాకాంక్షలు, ends in the suffix -lu, which is the plural suffix in Telugu. This makes the greeting a plural form meaning best wishes.
How do you pronounce it?
sankranti subhakankshalu
Did you know?
- In some Telugu traditions, the greeting Sankranti Subhakankshalu is accompanied by the ritual of Gobbemma, where women create colorful figures from cow dung to invite prosperity.
- While most Hindu festivals follow the lunar calendar, the festival associated with this greeting is uniquely solar, marking the sun's entry into the sign of Capricorn.
- The word సంక్రాంతి is not just a festival name but a technical astronomical term used to describe the sun's transition from one zodiac sign to another.
Examples in context
- అందరికీ సంక్రాంతి శుభాకాంక్షలు.andarikī saṅkrānti śubhākāṅkṣalu.Happy Sankranti to everyone.
Example conversation
Kiran and Pallavi meet near their homes during the festival.
- కిరణ్ Kiranపల్లవి గారు, మీకు సంక్రాంతి శుభాకాంక్షలు.pallavi gāru, mīku saṅkrānti śubhākāṅkṣalu.Pallavi, happy Sankranti to you.
- పల్లవి Pallaviధన్యవాదాలు కిరణ్ గారు, మీకు కూడా సంక్రాంతి శుభాకాంక్షలు.dhanyavādalu kiran gāru, mīku kūḍā saṅkrānti śubhākāṅkṣalu.Thank you Kiran, happy Sankranti to you too.
- కిరణ్ Kiranఈ పండుగను బాగా ఆనందించండి.ī paṇḍuganu bāgā ānandin̄caṇḍi.Enjoy this festival well.
- పల్లవి Pallaviతప్పక, మీకు కూడా శుభం కలగాలి.tappaka, mīku kūḍā śubhaṃ kalagāli.Certainly, may good things happen to you too.
