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.