kuliṅga-mithunam - a pair of (male and female) birds known as kuliṅga; tatra - there (where the hunter was hunting); vicarat - wandering; samadṛśyata - he saw; tayoḥ - of the pair; kuliṅgī - the female bird; sahasā - suddenly; lubdhakena - by the hunter; pralobhitā - allured.

While wandering in the forest, the hunter saw a pair of kuliṅga birds. Of the two, the female was captivated by the hunter’s lure.