O leaders with crooked tails (like curly-tailed dogs),
Verse 2 — नीवेनूटव माडुविरि
नीवेनूटव माडुविरि
nīvenūṭava māḍuviri
what sort of feast do you imagine you make?
Verse 3 — कणक कुट्टो अल्लिगॆ होगि
कणक कुट्टो अल्लिगॆ होगि
kaṇaka kuṭṭo alligè hogi
You slink to where the dough is pounded,
Verse 4 — हणकि इणकि नोडुविरि
हणकि इणकि नोडुविरि
haṇaki iṇaki noḍuviri
and peer and pry all about;
Verse 5 — कणक कुट्टो ऒनकॆलि बडिदरॆ
कणक कुट्टो ऒनकॆलि बडिदरॆ
kaṇaka kuṭṭo ònakèli baḍidarè
and when the pounding pestle strikes you,
Verse 6 — कुंयि कुंयि रागव माडुविरि
कुंयि कुंयि रागव माडुविरि
kuṃyi kuṃyi rāgava māḍuviri
you whimper a whining “kuñyi-kuñyi” tune.
Verse 7 — हुग्गि माडो अल्लिगॆ होगि
हुग्गि माडो अल्लिगॆ होगि
huggi māḍo alligè hogi
You slink to where the huggi is cooked,
Verse 8 — तग्गि बग्गि नोडुविरि
तग्गि बग्गि नोडुविरि
taggi baggi noḍuviri
and stoop and crane to look;
Verse 9 — हुग्गि माडो सौटलि बडिदरॆ
हुग्गि माडो सौटलि बडिदरॆ
huggi māḍo sauṭali baḍidarè
and when the cooking ladle strikes you,
Verse 10 — कुंयि कुंयि रागव माडुविरि
कुंयि कुंयि रागव माडुविरि
kuṃyi kuṃyi rāgava māḍuviri
you whimper a whining “kuñyi-kuñyi” tune.
Verse 11 — हिरे बीदिलि ओडुविरि
हिरे बीदिलि ओडुविरि
hire bīdili oḍuviri
You run about in the main street,
Verse 12 — करे बीदियलि हॊरळुविरि
करे बीदियलि हॊरळुविरि
kare bīdiyali hòral̤uviri
and roll around in the side street;
Verse 13 — पुरंदर विठलरायन ई परि
पुरंदर विठलरायन ई परि
puraṃdara viṭhalarāyana ī pari
in just this manner, before Purandara Viṭhala the king,
Verse 14 — प्रिदाटदि सदा चलिसुविरि
प्रिदाटदि सदा चलिसुविरि
pridāṭadi sadā calisuviri
you forever carry on, roaming about in idle play.
About Donku Balada Nayakare
Donku Balada Nayakare is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: Kannada Wikisource.
Revered as the Pitāmaha (grandfather) of Carnatic music and a foremost Haridasa saint of Karnataka; a disciple of Vyāsatīrtha who composed a vast number of Kannada devaranamas under the signature "Purandara Viṭhala".
What is Donku Balada Nayakare and what does it mean?
Donku Balada Nayakare is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu, of 13 verses. On Avabodhak every verse is shown with its English meaning, so you can understand the text line by line as you read.
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Who composed Donku Balada Nayakare?
Donku Balada Nayakare is attributed to Purandara Dāsa.
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