Verse 1 of 8
Shloka 1 of Madhurashtakam
Adharam Madhuram Vadanam Madhuram Nayanam Madhuram Hasitam Madhuram अधरं मधुरं वदनं मधुरं नयनं मधुरं हसितं मधुरम्।
Hridayam Madhuram Gamanam Madhuram Madhuradhipater Akhilam Madhuram हृदयं मधुरं गमनं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥
Meaning
His lips are sweet, his face is sweet, his eyes are sweet, his smile is sweet. His heart is sweet, his walk is sweet. Everything about the Lord of Sweetness is sweet.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Adharam अधरं | lips |
| Madhuram मधुरं | sweet |
| Vadanam वदनं | face |
| Nayanam नयनं | eyes |
| Hasitam हसितं | smile, laughter |
| Hridayam हृदयं | heart |
| Gamanam गमनं | gait, the way he walks |
| Madhuradhipateh मधुराधिपतेः | of the Lord of sweetness |
| Akhilam अखिलं | everything, the whole |
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- adharaṃ madhuraṃ vadanaṃ madhuraṃ nayanaṃ madhuraṃ hasitaṃ madhuram|hṛdayaṃ madhuraṃ gamanaṃ madhuraṃ madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram||
- Telugu
- అధరం మధురం వదనం మధురం నయనం మధురం హసితం మధురమ్।హృదయం మధురం గమనం మధురం మధురాధిపతేరఖిలం మధురమ్॥
- Tamil
- அத⁴ரம் மது⁴ரம் வத³நம் மது⁴ரம் நயநம் மது⁴ரம் ஹஸிதம் மது⁴ரம்।ஹ்ருʼத³யம் மது⁴ரம் க³மநம் மது⁴ரம் மது⁴ராதி⁴பதேரகி²லம் மது⁴ரம்॥
- Kannada
- ಅಧರಂ ಮಧುರಂ ವದನಂ ಮಧುರಂ ನಯನಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಹಸಿತಂ ಮಧುರಮ್।ಹೃದಯಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಗಮನಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಮಧುರಾಧಿಪತೇರಖಿಲಂ ಮಧುರಮ್॥
- Malayalam
- അധരം മധുരം വദനം മധുരം നയനം മധുരം ഹസിതം മധുരമ്।ഹൃദയം മധുരം ഗമനം മധുരം മധുരാധിപതേരഖിലം മധുരമ്॥
- Gujarati
- અધરં મધુરં વદનં મધુરં નયનં મધુરં હસિતં મધુરમ્।હૃદયં મધુરં ગમનં મધુરં મધુરાધિપતેરખિલં મધુરમ્॥
- Bengali
- অধরং মধুরং বদনং মধুরং নযনং মধুরং হসিতং মধুরম্।হৃদযং মধুরং গমনং মধুরং মধুরাধিপতেরখিলং মধুরম্॥