Shloka 14

Devanagari script

षट्पदोदगीतनिनदैर्विघुष्टं सामगैरिव । पुंस्कोकिलरवोन्मिश्र॑ं जीव॑ं जीवकनादितम्‌,भ्रमरोंके गीतोंकी ध्वनिसे वह स्थान इस प्रकार गूँज रहा था, मानो सामगान करनेवाले ब्राह्मणोंद्वारा सामवेदका पाठ हो रहा हो। कोकिलके कलरवोंसे कूजित और दूसरे जन्तुओं (पशु-पक्षियों) के शब्दोंसे कोलाहलपूर्ण बना हुआ वह आश्रम सजीव-सा जान पड़ता था

Transliteration

ṣaṭpadodgīta-ninadair vighuṣṭaṃ sāmagair iva | puṃskokila-ravonmiśraṃ jīvaṃ jīvaka-nāditam ||

Translation

Lomasha said: “That place resounded with the humming songs of bees, as though it were the chanting of Sāman-hymns by Sāma-singers. Mingled with the calls of male cuckoos and alive with the cries of jīvaka-birds, the hermitage—filled with the sounds of other creatures as well—seemed vibrant and living.”

Word by Word

षट्पदby bees

उद्गीतby the singing/chanting

निनदैःby sounds, by hums

विघुष्टम्resounding, reverberating

सामगैःby Sāma-chanters

इवas if, like

पुंस्of the male

कोकिलof the cuckoo

रवby the cry/call

उन्मिश्रम्mixed with, intermingled

जीवम्living, lively

जीवकby the jīvaka-bird (a kind of bird)

नादितम्sounded, made noisy

Speaker

लोगमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Lomasha

hermitage (āśrama)

bees (ṣaṭpada/bhramara)

Sāma-chanters (sāmagāḥ)

male cuckoo (puṃskokila)

jīvaka-bird

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse elevates the forest hermitage by likening natural sounds to Vedic chant, suggesting that a disciplined, peaceful environment makes even nature appear aligned with sacred order (dharma) and supports contemplation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomasha is describing an āśrama in the forest: it is filled with the humming of bees and the calls of birds, and the soundscape is compared to the melodious recitation of Sāmaveda, making the place feel vividly alive.