Verse 8 of 8

Shloka 8 of Madhurashtakam

Gopa Madhura Gavo Madhura Yashtir Madhura Srishtir Madhura गोपा मधुरा गावो मधुरा यष्टिर्मधुरा सृष्टिर्मधुरा।

Dalitam Madhuram Phalitam Madhuram Madhuradhipater Akhilam Madhuram दलितं मधुरं फलितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥

Meaning

The cowherd boys are sweet, the cows are sweet, his staff is sweet, his creation is sweet. His subduing of evil is sweet, the fruit he grants is sweet. Everything about the Lord of Sweetness is sweet.

Word by word

WordMeaning
Gopa गोपा the cowherd boys, his friends
Madhura मधुरा sweet
Gavo गावः the cows
Yashtir यष्टिः his herding staff
Srishtir सृष्टिः creation
Dalitam दलितं his crushing (of the wicked)
Phalitam फलितं fruition, the fruits he grants
Madhuradhipateh मधुराधिपतेः of the Lord of sweetness
Akhilam अखिलं everything
Read this verse in other scripts
IAST (scholarly)
gopā madhurā gāvo madhurā yaṣṭirmadhurā sṛṣṭirmadhurā|dalitaṃ madhuraṃ phalitaṃ madhuraṃ madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram||
Telugu
గోపా మధురా గావో మధురా యష్టిర్మధురా సృష్టిర్మధురా।దలితం మధురం ఫలితం మధురం మధురాధిపతేరఖిలం మధురమ్॥
Tamil
கோ³பா மது⁴ரா கா³வோ மது⁴ரா யஷ்டிர்மது⁴ரா ஸ்ருʼஷ்டிர்மது⁴ரா।த³லிதம் மது⁴ரம் ப²லிதம் மது⁴ரம் மது⁴ராதி⁴பதேரகி²லம் மது⁴ரம்॥
Kannada
ಗೋಪಾ ಮಧುರಾ ಗಾವೋ ಮಧುರಾ ಯಷ್ಟಿರ್ಮಧುರಾ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿರ್ಮಧುರಾ।ದಲಿತಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಫಲಿತಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಮಧುರಾಧಿಪತೇರಖಿಲಂ ಮಧುರಮ್॥
Malayalam
ഗോപാ മധുരാ ഗാവോ മധുരാ യഷ്ടിര്മധുരാ സൃഷ്ടിര്മധുരാ।ദലിതം മധുരം ഫലിതം മധുരം മധുരാധിപതേരഖിലം മധുരമ്॥
Gujarati
ગોપા મધુરા ગાવો મધુરા યષ્ટિર્મધુરા સૃષ્ટિર્મધુરા।દલિતં મધુરં ફલિતં મધુરં મધુરાધિપતેરખિલં મધુરમ્॥
Bengali
গোপা মধুরা গাবো মধুরা যষ্টির্মধুরা সৃষ্টির্মধুরা।দলিতং মধুরং ফলিতং মধুরং মধুরাধিপতেরখিলং মধুরম্॥

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