बस्त एको वने कश्चिद् विचिन्वन् प्रियमात्मन: । ददर्श कूपे पतितां स्वकर्मवशगामजाम् ॥ ३ ॥
basta eko vane kascid vicinvan priyam atmanah dadarsa kupe patitam sva-karma-vasagam ajam
- bastah
- goat
- ekah
- one
- vane
- in a forest
- kascit
- some
- vicinvan
- searching for food
- priyam
- very dear
- atmanah
- for himself
- dadarsa
- saw by chance
- kupe
- within a well
- patitam
- fallen
- sva-karma-vasa-gam
- under the influence of the results of fruitive activities
- ajam
- a she-goat.
While wandering in the forest, eating to satisfy his senses, a he-goat by chance approached a well, in which he saw a she-goat standing helplessly, having fallen into it by the influence of the results of fruitive activities.