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#indian
adharaM madhuraM vadanaM madhuraM nayanaM madhuraM hasitaM madhuram.h .
hR^idayaM madhuraM gamanaM madhuraM madhuraadhipaterakhilaM madhuram.h .. 1..
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##adharaM## (adharaM) = (n) lip;
##madhuraM## (madhuraM) = (n) sweet, pleasant;
##vadanaM## (vadanaM) = (n) face;
##nayanaM## (nayanaM) = (n) eye;
##hasitaM## (hasitaM) = smile;
##hR^idayaM## (hR^idayaM) = (n) heart;
##gamanaM## (gamanaM) = act of going;
##adhipatiH## (adhipatiH) = (m) king or ruler;
##madhuraadhipateH## (madhuraadhipateH) =
King of `MadhurA' city or better:Lord of all sweetness!;
##akhilaM## (akhilaM) = (n) entire, all pervading;

  
Krishna's lip, face, eye, smile, heart and gait are
all sweet and nice.
Everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.

Love his lips, his face, his eyes, his smile, his heart, his walk .
All that is His, of the Lord of Sweetness, I love it, it's so sweet, it's so sweet .. 1..

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vachanaM madhuraM charitaM madhuraM vasanaM madhuraM valitaM madhuram.h .
chalitaM madhuraM bhramitaM madhuraM madhuraadhipaterakhilaM madhuram.h .. 2..
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##vachanaM## (vachanaM) = (n) word(s)/sentence;
##charitaM## (charitaM) = (n) character;
##vasanaM## (vasanaM) = (n) dress;
##valitaM## (valitaM) = body shape/curve;
##chalitaM## (chalitaM) = walk/gait;
##bhramitaM## (bhramitaM) = roaming;

  His words/utterances, character, dress, bodily form, gait
and roaming about, are all sweet.
 Everything about the lord of sweetness is sweet ..

Love his talk, his acts, his stay, his gait, his move, his shake, his rove .
All that is His, of the Lord of Sweetness, I love it, it's so sweet, it's so sweet .. 2..

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veNurmadhuro reNurmadhuraH paaNirmadhuraH paadau madhurau .
nR^ityaM madhuraM sakhyaM madhuraM madhuraadhipaterakhilaM madhuram.h .. 3..
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##veNurmadhuro## (veNurmadhuro) = veNuH(m)+madhuraH(m), flute +sweet;
##reNurmadhuraH## (reNurmadhuraH) = reNuH(m)+madhraH(m),
sand (of Yamuna) or dust/dirt particle; under Krishna's feet+sweet
##paaNirmadhuraH## (paaNirmadhuraH) = pANiH(m)+madhuraH, hand+sweet;
##paadau## (paadau) = (m) two legs;
##nR^ityaM## (nR^ityaM) = (n) dance;
##sakhyaM## (sakhyaM) = (n) friendship;

  His flute(its notes), dust under his feet, hand,
feet, dance and friendship/company are all sweet.
 Everything about the lord of sweetness is sweet.

Love his lute, his sand, his hand, his feet, his dance, his friendship all .
All that is His, of the Lord of Sweetness, I love it, it's so sweet, it's so sweet .. 3..

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giitaM madhuraM piitaM madhuraM bhuktaM madhuraM suptaM madhuram.h .
ruupaM madhuraM tilakaM madhuraM madhuraadhipaterakhilaM madhuram.h .. 4..
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##giitaM## (giitaM) = (n) song;
##piitaM## (piitaM) = drunk substance.
(another meaning as adjective is yellow);
##bhuktaM## (bhuktaM) = eaten thing;
##suptaM## (suptaM) = sleeping state;
##ruupaM## (ruupaM) = (n) form (beauty);
##tilakaM## (tilakaM) = (n) mark on the forehead;

  His song, drinking act, eating act, sleeping pose,
personality, and the mark on his forehead are all sweet.
 Everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.

Love his singing, drinking and eating, his sleep, his freckled beauty .
All that is His, of the Lord of Sweetness, I love it, it's so sweet, it's so sweet .. 4..

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karaNaM madhuraM taraNaM madhuraM haraNaM madhuraM ramaNaM madhuram.h .
vamitaM madhuraM shamitaM madhuraM madhuraadhipaterakhilaM madhuram.h .. 5..
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##karaNaM## (karaNaM) = (n) action;
##taraNaM## (taraNaM) = (n) swimming, crossing;
##haraNaM## (haraNaM) = usurping, destroying, grabbing;
##ramaNaM## (ramaNaM) = (n) sport;
##vamitaM## (vamitaM) = vomiting?/warblings/mutterings;
##shamitaM## (shamitaM) = controlled(timid) action?;

  His action, swimming, stealing/snatching, sport,
mutterings and timid actions are all sweet.
 Everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.

Love his deed, his swim, his steal, his charm, his mutter, his peaceful calm .
All that is His, of the Lord of Sweetness, I love it, it's so sweet, it's so sweet .. 5..

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guJNjaa madhuraa ##*##baalaa madhuraa yamunaa madhuraa viichii madhuraa .
salilaM madhuraM kamalaM madhuraM madhuraadhipaterakhilaM madhuram.h .. 6..
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*another version has it as `maalaa'(garland)

##guJNjaa## (guJNjaa) = (f) echo (of flute);
##baalaa## (baalaa) = (f) young girl (May be Radha);
##yamunaa## (yamunaa) = (f) river Yamuna;
##viichii## (viichii) = (f) waves;
##salilaM## (salilaM) = (n) water;
##kamalaM## (kamalaM) = (n) lotus;

  His playing on the flute, young girl friend, the river
Yamuna, its waves, water and the lotus are all sweet.
 Everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.

Love his melody, his coronet, his river with the waves and water with lotuses galore .
All that is His, of the Lord of Sweetness, I love it, it's so sweet, it's so sweet .. 6..

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gopii madhuraa liilaa madhuraa yuktaM madhuraM muktaM madhuram.h .
dR^ishhTaM madhuraM shishhTaM madhuraM madhuraadhipaterakhilaM madhuram.h .. 7..
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##gopii## (gopii) = (f) a cowherd girl;
##liilaa## (liilaa) = (f) pleasing play;
##yuktaM## (yuktaM) = the joined/united one company;
##muktaM## (muktaM) = the released/freed one;
##dR^ishhTaM## (dR^ishhTaM) = that which has been seen;
##shishhTaM## (shishhTaM) = good behaviour;

  His cowherd girl friends, their sport, company,
separation, looking at them and their good behaviour are all sweet.
 Everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.

Love his girls and frolic, his catch and release, his ogling and his virtuous stance .
All that is His, of the Lord of Sweetness, I love it, it's so sweet, it's so sweet .. 7..

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gopaa madhuraa gaavo madhuraa yashhTirmadhuraa sR^ishhTirmadhuraa .
dalitaM madhuraM phalitaM madhuraM madhuraadhipaterakhilaM madhuram.h .. 8..
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##gopaa## (gopaa) = (m) the cowherd boys;
##gaavo## (gaavo) = (f) the cows;
##yashhTiH## (yashhTiH) = (f) stick/sticklike thin body?;
##sR^ishhTiH## (sR^ishhTiH) = (f) creation;
##dalitaM## (dalitaM) = the oppressed one;
##phalitaM## (phalitaM) = the ripened one fruit;

  The cowherd boy friends, the cows, the forms he creates,
his domination over all and the results therefrom are all sweet.
 Everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.

Love his cowherds, his cows, his staff, his world, his tromp, his fruitful romp .
All that is His, of the Lord of Sweetness, I love it, it's so sweet, it's so sweet .. 8..

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 .. iti shriimadvallabhaachaaryavirachitaM madhuraashhTakaM sampuurNaM ..
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##iti## (iti) = thus;
##shriimat.h## (shriimat.h) = respectful prefix;
##vallabhaachaarya## (vallabhaachaarya) = the poet VallabhAchArya;
##virachita## (virachita) = composed/created;
##madhuraashhTaka## (madhuraashhTaka) =
the eight stanza poem known as `madhurAshhTaka';
##sampuurNa## (sampuurNa) = has come to the end;

   Thus ends the hymn `madhuraashhTakaM', composed by
VallabhaachArYa.

Everything about the Lord Krishna, whatever he does or does not, whatever
we see or hear or think of him is sheer sweet bliss! No wonder since he
is himself the overlord of sweetness/bliss, or put in another way,
he is sweetness/bliss personified!

Send corrections to S . V . Ganesan (deepa@tiac.net) OR Avinash Sathaye (sohum@ms.uky.edu)
Last Updated on October 20 1998 for HTML version
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