सामिषं कुररं जघ्नुर्बलिनोऽन्ये निरामिषा: । तदामिषं परित्यज्य स सुखं समविन्दत ॥ २ ॥
sāmiṣaṁ kuraraṁ jaghnur balino ’nye nirāmiṣāḥ tadāmiṣaṁ parityajya sa sukhaṁ samavindata
- sa-āmiṣam
- having meat
- kuraram
- a large hawk
- jaghnuḥ
- they attacked
- balinaḥ
- very strong
- anye
- others
- nirāmiṣāḥ
- without meat
- tadā
- at that time
- āmiṣam
- the meat
- parityajya
- giving up
- saḥ
- he
- sukham
- happiness
- samavindata
- achieved
Once a group of large hawks who were unable to find any prey attacked another, weaker hawk who was holding some meat. At that time, being in danger of his life, the hawk gave up his meat and experienced actual happiness.