SB 11.7.65 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

कपोती स्वात्मजान् वीक्ष्य बालकान् जालसंवृतान् । तानभ्यधावत् क्रोशन्ती क्रोशतो भृशदु:खिता ॥ ६५ ॥

Verse text

kapotī svātmajān vīkṣya bālakān jāla-saṁvṛtān tān abhyadhāvat krośantī krośato bhṛśa-duḥkhitā

Synonyms

kapotī — the female pigeon ; sva — ātma — jān — her own offspring ; vīkṣya — seeing ; bālakān — the children ; jāla — by the nest ; saṁvṛtān — surrounded ; tān — toward them ; abhyadhāvat — she ran ; krośantī — calling out ; krośataḥ — toward them who were also crying ; bhṛśa — extremely ; duḥkhitā — distressed .

Translation

When the lady pigeon caught sight of her own children trapped within the hunter’s net, she was overwhelmed with anguish, and crying out, she rushed toward them as they cried out to her in return.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

When the lady pigeon caught sight of her own children trapped within the hunter’s net, overwhelmed with anguish and crying out, she rushed toward them as they cried out to her in return.