Encyclopaedia of Sanskrit subhāṣitas 116

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akekī kiṃ kekī vacasi caturaḥ kinna kuraraḥ śukaḥ kiṃvā mūkaḥ sa ca kalaravaḥ kiṃ kṣataravaḥ /
tvayāgaṇyaiḥ puṇyaiḥ pikamadhurimā dhīragarimā yato labdhaḥ stabdhaḥ kimasi ruciraṃ neha suciram //

Has the peacock lost its cry, or is the osprey not skillful in speech? / Is the parrot dumb, and has the dove lost its voice? / Since you have acquired the sweetness of a cuckoo and steady dignity through countless merits, / why do you stand stiff and silent, and not sing delightfully here for a long time?