Bhor bhayo gaiyan ke pachhe Madhuvan mohin pathayo: meaning
Verse 1 of the Maiya Mori Main Nahin Makhan Khayo
भोर भयो गैयन के पाछे मधुवन मोहिं पठायो
चार पहर बंसीबट भटक्यो साँझ परे घर आयो
bhor bhayo gaiyan ke pāche Madhuvan mohiṃ paṭhāyo / cār pahar Baṃsībaṭ bhaṭakyo sā̃jh pare ghar āyo
At dawn you sent me off to Madhuvan, walking behind the cows. I wandered around the flute banyan all day, and only came home when evening fell.
Words
भोर bhordawn
भयो bhayoit becameBraj past tense; modern Hindi would say huā.
गैयन gaiyancows
के keof
पाछे pāchebehind
मधुवन MadhuvanMadhuvan forestSanskrit madhu (honey) plus vana (forest), a forest in Braj.
मोहिं mohiṃmeBraj form; modern Hindi would say mujhe.
पठायो paṭhāyoyou sent
चार cārfour
पहर paharwatches of the dayA pahar is about three hours.
बंसीबट Baṃsībaṭthe flute banyanBansi (flute) plus baṭ (banyan), a place in the Krishna stories.
भटक्यो bhaṭakyoI wandered
साँझ sā̃jhevening
परे parefalling
घर gharhome
आयो āyoI came