khagāḥ - birds; vīta - rid; phalam - of its fruits; vṛkṣam - a tree; bhuktvā - having eaten; ca - and; atithayaḥ - guests; gṛham - a house; dagdham - burned down; mṛgāḥ - animals; tathā - similarly; araṇyam - a forest; jārāḥ - paramours; bhuktvā - having enjoyed; ratām - attracted; striyam - a woman.

Birds abandon a tree when its fruits are gone, guests a house after they have eaten, animals a forest that has burnt down, and a lover the woman he has enjoyed, even though she remains attached to him.