khagā vīta-phalaḿ vṛkṣaḿ

bhuktvā cātithayo gṛham

dagdhaḿ mṛgās tathāraṇyaḿ

jārā bhuktvā ratāḿ striyam

khagah -- birds; vita -- rid; phalam -- of its fruits; vriksham -- a tree; bhuktva -- having eaten; ca -- and; atithayah -- guests; griham -- a house; dagdham -- burned down; mrigah -- animals; tatha -- similarly; aranyam -- a forest; jarah -- paramours; bhuktva -- having enjoyed; ratam -- attracted; striyam -- a woman.


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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.

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