कपोतश्च कपोती च प्रजापोषे सदोत्सुकौ । गतौ पोषणमादाय स्वनीडमुपजग्मतु: ॥ ६४ ॥
kapotaś ca kapotī ca prajā-poṣe sadotsukau gatau poṣaṇam ādāya sva-nīḍam upajagmatuḥ
- kapotaḥ
- the pigeon
- ca
- and
- kapotī
- the she-pigeon
- ca
- and
- prajā
- of their children
- poṣe
- in the matter of maintaining
- sadā
- always
- utsukau
- eagerly engaged
- gatau
- having gone
- poṣaṇam
- food
- ādāya
- bringing
- sva
- their own
- nīḍam
- to the nest
- upajagmatuḥ
- they approached
The pigeon and his wife were always anxious for the maintenance of their children, and they were wandering in the forest for that purpose. Having obtained proper food, they now returned to their nest.