SB 7.2.56

TEXT 56

TEXT

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.

TRANSLATION

Because of the loss of his wife, the kuliṅga bird lamented with tears in his eyes. Meanwhile, following the dictations of mature time, the hunter, who was very carefully hidden in the distance, released his arrow, which pierced the body of the kuliṅga bird and killed him.

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