कपोत: कश्चनारण्ये कृतनीडो वनस्पतौ । कपोत्या भार्यया सार्धमुवास कतिचित् समा: ॥ ५३ ॥
kapotaḥ kaścanāraṇye kṛta-nīḍo vanaspatau kapotyā bhāryayā sārdham uvāsa katicit samāḥ
- 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
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.