Verse 2 of 8

Shloka 2 of Madhurashtakam

Vachanam Madhuram Charitam Madhuram Vasanam Madhuram Valitam Madhuram वचनं मधुरं चरितं मधुरं वसनं मधुरं वलितं मधुरम्।

Chalitam Madhuram Bhramitam Madhuram Madhuradhipater Akhilam Madhuram चलितं मधुरं भ्रमितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥

Meaning

His words are sweet, his deeds are sweet, his garments are sweet, his graceful pose is sweet. His movements are sweet, his wanderings are sweet. Everything about the Lord of Sweetness is sweet.

Word by word

WordMeaning
Vachanam वचनं words, speech
Madhuram मधुरं sweet
Charitam चरितं conduct, life-story
Vasanam वसनं garments
Valitam वलितं the graceful bend of his body
Chalitam चलितं movements
Bhramitam भ्रमितं wandering, roaming
Madhuradhipateh मधुराधिपतेः of the Lord of sweetness
Akhilam अखिलं everything
Read this verse in other scripts
IAST (scholarly)
vacanaṃ madhuraṃ caritaṃ madhuraṃ vasanaṃ madhuraṃ valitaṃ madhuram|calitaṃ madhuraṃ bhramitaṃ madhuraṃ madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram||
Telugu
వచనం మధురం చరితం మధురం వసనం మధురం వలితం మధురమ్।చలితం మధురం భ్రమితం మధురం మధురాధిపతేరఖిలం మధురమ్॥
Tamil
வசநம் மது⁴ரம் சரிதம் மது⁴ரம் வஸநம் மது⁴ரம் வலிதம் மது⁴ரம்।சலிதம் மது⁴ரம் ப்⁴ரமிதம் மது⁴ரம் மது⁴ராதி⁴பதேரகி²லம் மது⁴ரம்॥
Kannada
ವಚನಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಚರಿತಂ ಮಧುರಂ ವಸನಂ ಮಧುರಂ ವಲಿತಂ ಮಧುರಮ್।ಚಲಿತಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಭ್ರಮಿತಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಮಧುರಾಧಿಪತೇರಖಿಲಂ ಮಧುರಮ್॥
Malayalam
വചനം മധുരം ചരിതം മധുരം വസനം മധുരം വലിതം മധുരമ്।ചലിതം മധുരം ഭ്രമിതം മധുരം മധുരാധിപതേരഖിലം മധുരമ്॥
Gujarati
વચનં મધુરં ચરિતં મધુરં વસનં મધુરં વલિતં મધુરમ્।ચલિતં મધુરં ભ્રમિતં મધુરં મધુરાધિપતેરખિલં મધુરમ્॥
Bengali
বচনং মধুরং চরিতং মধুরং বসনং মধুরং বলিতং মধুরম্।চলিতং মধুরং ভ্রমিতং মধুরং মধুরাধিপতেরখিলং মধুরম্॥

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