Having been injured by the Brahmana, the crane fell down upon the ground; and as she fell, the Brahmana, seeing her insensible and lifeless,
अपध्याता च विप्रेण न्यपतद् धरणीतले। बलाकां पतितां दृष्ट्वा गतसत्त्वामचेतनाम्॥