सुपर्णावेतौ सदृशौ सखायौ यदृच्छयैतौ कृतनीडौ च वृक्षे । एकस्तयो: खादति पिप्पलान्न- मन्यो निरन्नोऽपि बलेन भूयान् ॥ ६ ॥
suparṇāv etau sadṛśau sakhāyau yadṛcchayaitau kṛta-nīḍau ca vṛkṣe ekas tayoḥ khādati pippalānnam anyo niranno ’pi balena bhūyān
- suparṇau
- two birds
- etau
- these
- sadṛśau
- similar
- sakhāyau
- friends
- yadṛcchayā
- by chance
- etau
- these two
- kṛta
- made
- nīḍau
- a nest
- ca
- and
- vṛkṣe
- in a tree
- ekaḥ
- one
- tayoḥ
- of the two
- khādati
- is eating
- pippala
- of the tree
- annam
- the fruits
- anyaḥ
- the other
- nirannaḥ
- not eating
- api
- although
- balena
- by strength
- bhūyān
- He is superior
By chance, two birds have made a nest together in the same tree. The two birds are friends and are of a similar nature. One of them, however, is eating the fruits of the tree, whereas the other, who does not eat the fruits, is in a superior position due to His potency.