SB 1.14.14

TEXT 14

TEXT

मृत्युदूतः कपोतो ऽयम् उलूकः कम्पयन्मनः ।
प्रत्युलूकश्च कुह्वानैर् विश्वम्वै शून्यमिच्छतः ॥ १४ ॥

mrtyu-dutah kapoto 'yam

ulukah kampayan manah

pratyulukas ca kuhvanair

visvam vai sunyam icchatah

mrtyu-death; dutah-messenger of; kapotah-pigeon; ayam-this; ulukah-owl; kampayan-trembling; manah-mind; pratyulukah-the rivals of owls (crows); ca-and; kuhvanaih-shrieking scream; visvam-the cosmos; vai-either; sunyam-void; icchatah-wishing.

TRANSLATION

Just see! This pigeon is like a messenger of death. The shrieks of the owls and their rival crows make my heart tremble. It appears that they want to make a void of the whole universe.

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