SB 11.7.53 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

कपोत: कश्चनारण्ये कृतनीडो वनस्पतौ । कपोत्या भार्यया सार्धमुवास कतिचित् समा: ॥ ५३ ॥

Verse text

kapotaḥ kaścanāraṇye kṛta-nīḍo vanaspatau kapotyā bhāryayā sārdham uvāsa katicit samāḥ

Synonyms

kapotaḥ — pigeon ; kaścana — a certain ; araṇye — in the forest ; kṛta — nīḍaḥ — having built his nest ; vanaspatau — in a tree ; kapotyā — with a female pigeon ; bhāryayā — his wife ; sa — ardham — as his companion ; uvāsa — he dwelled ; katicit — for some ; samāḥ — years .

Translation

There once was a pigeon who lived in the forest along with his wife. He had built a nest within a tree and lived there for several years in her company.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

There once was a pigeon that lived in the forest along with his wife. He had built a nest within a tree and lived there for several years in her company.