[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [鐔津文集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2115) › 17.18 # 鐔津文集 17.18 鐔津文集 17.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [17.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2115.17.18) 雲中見雙鳥。高飛揭日月。毛羽賁文章。翱翔異鷹鶻。翛然邈千里。竟不顧林樾。春風漫飄颺。勁翮更超忽。陌上遊俠子。窺爾徒倉卒。雖有金彈丸。睥睨不敢發。因知奇異資。自保長超越。回視黃雀群。胡為戀塵𡋯。 > Amidst the clouds I see a pair of birds / Flying high, revealing the sun and moon. / Their plumage is adorned with brilliant patterns; / Soaring aloft, they differ from falcons and hawks. / Unfettered, far across a thousand li, / They never look back at forest or grove. / The spring wind drifts and wafts at will; / Their strong pinions are all the more transcendent. / The wandering swordsmen on the path / Catch sight of you only in a fleeting haste. / Though they have golden pellets, / They squint and dare not fire. / Thus I know that those with singular endowments / Naturally preserve themselves, forever surpassing others. / Looking back at the flocks of yellow sparrows, / Why do they cling to the dusty earth? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2115.17.17) - [Next: 17.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2115.17.19) - [Up: 17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2115.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2115~en-mt.17.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2115.17.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2115.17.18) · Pramāṇa