SB 11.7.71
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 71
tāṁs tathaivāvṛtān śigbhir
mṛtyu-grastān viceṣṭataḥ
svayaṁ ca kṛpaṇaḥ śikṣu
paśyann apy abudho 'patat
SYNONYMS
tān—them; tathā—also; eva—indeed; āvṛtān—surrounded; śigbhiḥ—by the net; mṛtyu—by death; grastān—seized; viceṣṭataḥ—stunned; svayam—himself; ca—also; kṛpaṇaḥ—wretched; śikṣu—within the net; paśyan—while watching; api—even; abudhaḥ—unintelligent; apatat—he fell.
TRANSLATION
As the father pigeon wretchedly stared at his poor children trapped in the net and on the verge of death, pathetically struggling to free themselves, his mind went blank, and thus he himself fell into the hunter's net.