सासज्जत सिचस्तन्त्र्यां महिष्य: कालयन्त्रिता । कुलिङ्गस्तां तथापन्नां निरीक्ष्य भृशदु:खित: । स्नेहादकल्प: कृपण: कृपणां पर्यदेवयत् ॥ ५२ ॥
sasajjata sicas tantryam mahisyah kala-yantrita kulingas tam tathapannam niriksya bhrsa-duhkhitah snehad akalpah krpanah krpanam paryadevayat
- sa
- the female bird
- asajjata
- trapped
- sicah
- of the net
- tantryam
- in the rope
- mahisyah
- O queens
- kala-yantrita
- being forced by time
- kulingah
- the male kulinga bird
- tam
- her
- tatha
- in that condition
- apannam
- captured
- niriksya
- seeing
- bhrsa-duhkhitah
- very unhappy
- snehat
- out of affection
- akalpah
- unable to do anything
- krpanah
- the poor bird
- krpanam
- the poor wife
- paryadevayat
- began to lament for.
O queens of Suyajna, the male kulinga bird, seeing his wife put into the greatest danger in the grip of Providence, became very unhappy. Because of affection, the poor bird, being unable to release her, began to lament for his wife.