कपोतौ स्नेहगुणितहृदयौ गृहधर्मिणौ । दृष्टिं दृष्ट्याङ्गमङ्गेन बुद्धिं बुद्ध्या बबन्धतु: ॥ ५४ ॥
kapotau sneha-guṇita- hṛdayau gṛha-dharmiṇau dṛṣṭiṁ dṛṣṭyāṅgam aṅgena buddhiṁ buddhyā babandhatuḥ
- kapotau
- the two pigeons
- sneha
- by affection
- guṇita
- tied together as if by ropes
- hṛdayau
- their hearts
- gṛha-dharmiṇau
- attached householders
- dṛṣṭim
- glance
- dṛṣṭyā
- by glance
- aṅgam
- physical body
- aṅgena
- by the other’s body
- buddhim
- mind
- buddhyā
- by the other’s mind
- babandhatuḥ
- they bound each other
The two pigeons were very much devoted to their household duties. Their hearts being tied together by sentimental affection, they were each attracted by the other’s glances, bodily features and states of mind. Thus, they completely bound each other in affection.