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एवं कुलिङ्गं विलपन्तमारात् प्रियावियोगातुरमश्रुकण्ठम् ।
स एव तं शाकुनिकः शरेण विव्याध कालप्रहितो विलीनः ॥ ५६ ॥
 
evam kuliṅgam vilapantam arat
priya-viyogaturam asru-kantham
sa eva tam sakunikah sarena
vivyadha kala-prahito vilinah
evam-thus; kuliṅgam-the bird; vilapantam-while lamenting; arat-from a distance; priya-viyoga-because of the loss of his wife; aturam-very aggrieved; asru-kantham-with tears in the eyes; sah-he (that hunter); eva-indeed; tam-him (the male bird); sakunikah-who could kill even a vulture; sarena-by an arrow; vivyadha-pierced; kala-prahitah-being moved by time; vilinah-hidden.