kapotaś ca kapotī ca
prajā-poṣe sadotsukau
gatau poṣaṇam ādāya
sva-nīḍam upajagmatuḥ
kapotah -- the pigeon; ca -- and; kapoti -- the she-pigeon; ca -- and; praja -- of their children; poshe -- in the matter of maintaining; sada -- always; utsukau -- eagerly engaged; gatau -- having gone; poshanam -- food; adaya -- bringing; sva -- their own; nidam -- to the nest; upajagmatuh -- they approached.