पक्षिणो गृहमारुह्य विक्षिपन्तः प्रतिक्षणम् । देहं शून्ये मृतं भक्त्या शोचन्ति मधुरैः स्वरैः ॥ २५ ॥
pakṣiṇō gṛhamāruhya vikṣipantaḥ pratikṣaṇam | dēhaṁ śūnyē mṛtaṁ bhaktyā śōcanti madhuraiḥ svaraiḥ || 25 ||
Translation
The birds, perching on the house, flinging their bodies about every moment, mourn the dead in the emptiness with devotion, in sweet voices.
Word by word
- pakṣiṇō
- (pakṣiṇaḥ) the birds
- gṛham
- on the house
- āruhya
- perching
- vikṣipantaḥ
- flinging about
- pratikṣaṇam
- every moment
- dēhaṁ
- their bodies
- śūnyē
- in the emptiness
- mṛtaṁ
- the dead
- bhaktyā
- with devotion
- śōcanti
- mourn
- madhuraiḥ
- sweet
- svaraiḥ
- in voices
Meaning
Another commentary cites the saying: one who is full sees the world full; the grieving see it grieving. The son hears in the birds' cries his own mourning. From here to v. 38 the whole village is pictured weeping with him.