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ŚB 11.7.53

Devanagari

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

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.