कपोतः स्वात्मजान्बद्धानात्मनोऽप्यधिकान्प्रियान् । भार्यां चात्मसमां दीनो विललापातिदुःखितः ॥
kapotaḥ svātmajānbaddhānātmano'pyadhikānpriyān | bhāryāṃ cātmasamāṃ dīno vilalāpātiduḥkhitaḥ ||
The pigeon, seeing his children bound, dearer to him than his own life, and his wife, who was as his own self, lamented, wretched and in deep grief.
कबूतर ने अपने प्राणों से भी प्यारे बच्चों को और अपने समान प्रिय पत्नी को बँधा देखा तो अत्यंत दुखी और दीन होकर विलाप करने लगा।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
The father sees his whole family trapped and breaks down.
पिता अपने पूरे परिवार को फँसा देखकर टूट जाता है।
The Avadhuta tells King Yadu the story of the pigeon couple (Bhagavata 11.7), as Krishna recounts it to Uddhava.