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ŚB 7.2.51

Devanagari

कुलिङ्गमिथुनं तत्र विचरत्समद‍ृश्यत ।
तयो: कुलिङ्गी सहसा लुब्धकेन प्रलोभिता ॥ ५१ ॥

Text

kuliṅga-mithunaṁ tatra
vicarat samadṛśyata
tayoḥ kuliṅgī sahasā
lubdhakena pralobhitā

Synonyms

kuliṅga-mithunam — a pair of (male and female) birds known as kuliṅga; tatra — there (where the hunter was hunting); vicarat — wandering; samadṛśyata — he saw; tayoḥ — of the pair; kuliṅgī — the female bird; sahasā — suddenly; lubdhakena — by the hunter; pralobhitā — allured.

Translation

While wandering in the forest, the hunter saw a pair of kuliṅga birds. Of the two, the female was captivated by the hunter’s lure.