निश्चेष्टाऽऽहारसंचारा वृक्षकस्थाननिश्चिताः। पक्षिणोऽपि प्रयाचन्ते सर्वभूतानुकम्पनम्॥
niśceṣṭā''hārasaṃcārā vṛkṣakasthānaniścitāḥ| pakṣiṇo'pi prayācante sarvabhūtānukampanam||
English Meaning
And birds staying upon trees and neither manifesting any motion nor seeking for their food, beseech you to have compassion upon all creatures.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)