kapotī prathamaḿ garbhaḿ
gṛhṇantī kāla āgate
aṇḍāni suṣuve nīḍe
sta-patyuḥ sannidhau satī
kapoti -- the female pigeon; prathamam -- her first; garbham -- pregnancy; grihnanti -- carrying; kale -- when the time (for delivery); agate -- had come; andani -- eggs; sushuve -- she delivered; nide -- in the nest; sva-patyuh -- of her husband; sannidhau -- in the presence; sati -- the chaste.