अनुसृष्टस्तदा काको जगाम विविधां गतिम्। त्राणकाम इमं लोकं सर्वं वै विचचार ह॥
anusṛṣṭastadā kāko jagāma vividhāṃ gatim| trāṇakāma imaṃ lokaṃ sarvaṃ vai vicacāra ha||
English Meaning
Being thus pursued, that crow, in order to save himself, traversed various regions.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)