Sanskrit · noun · Nature & the Garden

Madhuban

मधुबन

said MA-dhu-ban

also written: madhuvan

Meaning

The honey-grove of Braj where Krishna sported; an idyllic forest of love.

Literally: madhu (honey) + ban (forest)

Related words

A forest, a wood; the wilderness of Braj play and of exile.

A corner, nook, secluded recess.

The pastoral land around Mathura where Krishna grew up; the heartland of the Braj-bhasha love poetry.