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ŚB 11.7.72

Devanagari

तं लब्ध्वा लुब्धक: क्रूर: कपोतं गृहमेधिनम् ।
कपोतकान् कपोतीं च सिद्धार्थ: प्रययौ गृहम् ॥ ७२ ॥

Text

taṁ labdhvā lubdhakaḥ krūraḥ
kapotaṁ gṛha-medhinam
kapotakān kapotīṁ ca
siddhārthaḥ prayayau gṛham

Synonyms

tam — him; labdhvā — taking; lubdhakaḥ — the hunter; krūraḥ — cruel; kapotam — the pigeon; gṛha-medhinam — the materialistic householder; kapotakān — the pigeon children; kapotīm — the pigeon wife; ca — also; siddha-arthaḥ — having achieved his purposes; prayayau — he set off; gṛham — for his home.

Translation

The cruel hunter, having fulfilled his desire by capturing the head pigeon, his wife and all of their children, set off for his own home.