Verse 3 of 8
Shloka 3 of Madhurashtakam
Venur Madhuro Renur Madhurah Panir Madhurah Padau Madhurau वेणुर्मधुरो रेणुर्मधुरः पाणिर्मधुरः पादौ मधुरौ।
Nrityam Madhuram Sakhyam Madhuram Madhuradhipater Akhilam Madhuram नृत्यं मधुरं सख्यं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥
Meaning
His flute is sweet, the dust of his feet is sweet, his hands are sweet, his feet are sweet. His dance is sweet, his friendship is sweet. Everything about the Lord of Sweetness is sweet.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Venur वेणुः | flute |
| Madhurah मधुरः | sweet |
| Renur रेणुः | dust (of his feet) |
| Panir पाणिः | hand |
| Padau पादौ | his two feet |
| Madhurau मधुरौ | (both) sweet |
| Nrityam नृत्यं | dance |
| Sakhyam सख्यं | friendship |
| Madhuradhipateh मधुराधिपतेः | of the Lord of sweetness |
| Akhilam अखिलं | everything |
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- veṇurmadhuro reṇurmadhuraḥ pāṇirmadhuraḥ pādau madhurau|nṛtyaṃ madhuraṃ sakhyaṃ madhuraṃ madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram||
- Telugu
- వేణుర్మధురో రేణుర్మధురః పాణిర్మధురః పాదౌ మధురౌ।నృత్యం మధురం సఖ్యం మధురం మధురాధిపతేరఖిలం మధురమ్॥
- Tamil
- வேணுர்மது⁴ரோ ரேணுர்மது⁴ர꞉ பாணிர்மது⁴ர꞉ பாதௌ³ மது⁴ரௌ।ந்ருʼத்யம் மது⁴ரம் ஸக்²யம் மது⁴ரம் மது⁴ராதி⁴பதேரகி²லம் மது⁴ரம்॥
- Kannada
- ವೇಣುರ್ಮಧುರೋ ರೇಣುರ್ಮಧುರಃ ಪಾಣಿರ್ಮಧುರಃ ಪಾದೌ ಮಧುರೌ।ನೃತ್ಯಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಸಖ್ಯಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಮಧುರಾಧಿಪತೇರಖಿಲಂ ಮಧುರಮ್॥
- Malayalam
- വേണുര്മധുരോ രേണുര്മധുരഃ പാണിര്മധുരഃ പാദൌ മധുരൌ।നൃത്യം മധുരം സഖ്യം മധുരം മധുരാധിപതേരഖിലം മധുരമ്॥
- Gujarati
- વેણુર્મધુરો રેણુર્મધુરઃ પાણિર્મધુરઃ પાદૌ મધુરૌ।નૃત્યં મધુરં સખ્યં મધુરં મધુરાધિપતેરખિલં મધુરમ્॥
- Bengali
- বেণুর্মধুরো রেণুর্মধুরঃ পাণির্মধুরঃ পাদৌ মধুরৌ।নৃত্যং মধুরং সখ্যং মধুরং মধুরাধিপতেরখিলং মধুরম্॥