Shloka 8

गङ्गाधारणम् (Gaṅgādhāraṇa) — Śiva Bears the Descent of Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

मयूरै: शतपत्रैश्न जीवं जीवककोकिलै: । चकोरैरसितापाज्जैस्तथा पुत्रप्रियेरपि,भाँति-भाँतिके कलरव करते हुए विचित्र अंगोंवाले पक्षी, भृंगराज, हंस, चातक, जलमुर्ग, मोर, शतपत्र नामक पक्षी, चक्रवाक, कोकिल, चकोर, असितापांग और पुत्रप्रिय आदि इस पर्वतकी शोभा बढ़ाते हैं

Transliteration

mayūraiḥ śatapatraiś ca jīvaṃjīvaka-kokilaiḥ | cakōrair asitāpāṅgais tathā putrapriyaiḥ api ||

Translation

Lomaśa said: “Peacocks, the śatapatra birds, the jīvaṃjīvaka and cuckoos, along with cakora birds, the dark-eyed asitāpāṅga, and the so‑called ‘son‑loving’ birds too—each calling out in many different ways—enhance the beauty of this mountain.”

Word by Word

मयूरैःby/with peacocks

शतपत्रैःby/with śatapatra-birds

चand

जीवंthe bird called jīva

जीवकthe bird called jīvaka

कोकिलैःby/with cuckoos

चकोरैःby/with cakora-birds

असितापाङ्गैःby/with black-eyed (asitāpāṅga) birds

तथाlikewise

पुत्रप्रियैःby/with the birds called putrapriya

अपिalso

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Lomaśa

mountain

peacocks (mayūra)

śatapatra birds

jīvaṃjīvaka birds

cuckoos (kokila)

cakora birds

asitāpāṅga birds

putrapriya birds

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes