स तं निपतितं भूमौ शरण्यः शरणागतम्। वर्धार्हमपि काकुत्स्थः कृपया पर्यपालयत्॥
sa taṃ nipatitaṃ bhūmau śaraṇyaḥ śaraṇāgatam| vardhārhamapi kākutsthaḥ kṛpayā paryapālayat||
English Meaning
And, placing himself on the earth, he sought his shelter, and Kākutstha, out of mercy, saved him, albeit worthy of being killed.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)