Rasarnavasudhakara 2.226.p1

2.226.p1

atra yadi samudra-velāyāṃ prasūye tarhi udvela-kallola-mālābhir mamāpatyāni hṛtāni bhaveyur iti śaṅkitāyāṃ nija-gṛhiṇyāṃ kaścit ṭiṭṭibhaḥ pakṣi-viśeṣo garvāyate | tad ayaṃ garvo nīca-tiryag-gatatvād ābhāso nātīva svadate |

Here, when his wife is apprehensive, thinking, 'If I lay eggs on the sea shore, my offspring will be swept away by waves surging past their limits,' a certain sandpiper—a species of bird—feels pride. Since this pride resides in a low animal, being a semblance, it is not exceedingly delightful.