अजा गावो महिष्यश्च निर्विशन्त्यो वनाद् वनम् । ईषीकाटवीं निर्विविशु: क्रन्दन्त्यो दावतर्षिता: ॥ २ ॥
ajā gāvo mahiṣyaś ca nirviśantyo vanād vanam īṣīkāṭavīṁ nirviviśuḥ krandantyo dāva-tarṣitāḥ
- ajāḥ
- the goats
- gāvaḥ
- the cows
- mahiṣyaḥ
- the buffalo
- ca
- and
- nirviśantyaḥ
- entering
- vanāt
- from one forest
- vanam
- to another forest
- īṣīkā-aṭavīm
- a forest of canes
- nirviviśuḥ
- they entered
- krandantyaḥ
- crying out
- dāva
- because of a forest fire
- tarṣitāḥ
- thirsty
Passing from one part of the great forest to another, the goats, cows and buffalo eventually entered an area overgrown with sharp canes. The heat of a nearby forest fire made them thirsty, and they cried out in distress.