mṛtyu-dūtaḥ kapoto 'yam
ulūkaḥ kampayan manaḥ
pratyulūkaś ca kuhvānair
viśvaṁ vai śūnyam icchataḥ
mṛtyu - death; dūtaḥ - messenger of; kapotaḥ - pigeon; ayam - this; ulūkaḥ - owl; kampayan - trembling; manaḥ - mind; pratyulūkaḥ - the rivals of owls (crows); ca - and; kuhvānaiḥ - shrieking scream; viśvam - the cosmos; vai - either; śūnyam - void; icchataḥ - wishing.