विवाहवार्षिकोत्सवस्य अभिनन्दनानि
vivāhavārṣikotsavasya abhinandanāni
The English phrase "happy wedding anniversary" is translated into Sanskrit as विवाहवार्षिकोत्सवस्य अभिनन्दनानि (vivāhavārṣikotsavasya abhinandanāni).
This phrase is a greeting used to congratulate a couple on the anniversary of their marriage.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of vivāha (wedding), vārṣikotsava (anniversary/yearly festival) and abhinandanāni (congratulations/greetings).
How does it change in a sentence?
The word vivāhavārṣikotsavasya uses the genitive case ending -asya to indicate "of the wedding anniversary".
How do you pronounce it?
vivāhavārṣikotsavasya abhinandanāni
Did you know?
- While vivāha means 'wedding', the root vah implies 'carrying'. Conceptually, marriage was viewed as the 'carrying' of a bride from her father's home to her husband's.
- In many traditional Indian contexts, instead of just saying 'congratulations', one might invoke the blessing śubhamastu, which means 'may good things happen' to the couple.
- Sanskrit allows for the compounding of several words into one long term, such as joining 'wedding', 'year', and 'festival' into a single unit.
Examples in context
- भवतः विवाहवार्षिकोत्सवस्य अभिनन्दनानि!bhavataḥ vivāhavārṣikotsavasya abhinandanāni!Happy wedding anniversary to you (male)!
- तस्याः विवाहवार्षिकोत्सवस्य अभिनन्दनानि।tasyāḥ vivāhavārṣikotsavasya abhinandanāni.Happy wedding anniversary to her.
Example conversation
Ishaan greets Meera and her husband.
- इशान Ishanविवाहवार्षिकोत्सवस्य अभिनन्दनानि!vivāhavārṣikotsavasya abhinandanāni!Happy wedding anniversary!
- मीरा Miraधन्यवादः, इशान!dhanyavādaḥ, iśāna!Thank you, Ishaan!
- इशान Ishanभवान् भवती च सदा सुखिनौ भवताम्।bhavān bhavatī ca sadā sukhinau bhavatām.May you and she always be happy.
- मीरा Miraतव शुभकामनायै धन्यवादः।tava śubhakāmanāyai dhanyavādaḥ.Thank you for your good wishes.
