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2: KojI Aqy vwdI

Researcher and the disputant

suJhu suJin iqin loA AMnHy GuGU suJu n suJY ]

sujhahu sujhani tini loa annhay ghoughoo sujhu n sujhai.

With sun's light all the three worlds are visible but the blind and the owl can not see the sun.

ckvI sUrj hyqu hY kMqu imlY ivrqMqu su buJY ]

chakavee sooraj haytu hai kantu milai viratantu su bujhai.

The female ruddy sheldrake loves the sun, and meeting the beloved they tell and listen to the love story of each other.

rwiq AnHyrw pMKIAW ckvI icqu AnHyir n ruJY ]

raati anhayraa pankheeaan chakavee chitu anhayri n rujhai.

For all other birds the night is dark (and they sleep) but ruddy sheldrake's mind has no rest in that darkness (its mind is ever attued to sun).

ibMb AMdir pRiqibMbu dyiK Brqw jwix sujwix smuJY ]

binb andari pratibinbu daykhi bharataa jaani sujaani samujhai.

An intellegent woman recognises her husband even by seeing his shadow in water,

dyiK pCwvw pvy KUih fuib mrY sIhu loien luJY ]

daykhi pachhaavaa pavay khoohi doubi marai seehu loin lujhai.

But the foolish lion, seeing its own shadow in the well jumps in it and dies and then blames its own eyes.

KojI KojY Koju lY vwdI vwdu kryNdV KuJY ]

khojee khojai khoju lai vaadee vaadu karayndarh khujhai.

The researcher discovers the import of the above description but the disputant is led astray

gors gweIN hsiqn duJY ]2]

gorasu gaaeen hasatini dujhai ||2||

And expects to get cow-milk from a female elephant (which in fact is impossible).