Sanskrit: द्वा सुपर्णा सयुजा सखाया समानं वृक्षं परिषस्वजाते ।  तयोरन्यः  पिप्पलं स्वाद्वत्त्यनश्नन्नन्यो अभिचाकशीति  
English: 1 Two birds, united always and known by the same name, closely cling to the same tree. One of them eats the sweet fruit; the other looks on without eating. 