Birds of paradise - Peter, Sue & Marc (with lyrics)

Three Birds, a Mongoose and Sanskrit!


चाषस्तु वदते मात्रां द्विमात्रं त्वेव वायसः ।
शिखी रौति त्रिमात्रं तु नकुलस्त्वर्धमात्रकम् ।।

cASastu vadate mAtrAM dvimAtraM tveva vAyasaH
shikhI rautri trimAtram tu nakulastvardhamAtrakam.


The above stanza explains the length of syllables in Sanskrit linking it with 3 birds and a mongoose.

The meaning is :

The Blue Jay says one mAtrA(one count), two mAtrA(two counts) by the crow,
The peacock's cry is three mAtrA(three counts) and the mongoose  half a mAtrA(half a count)

So next time you see these 3 birds and a mongoose remember that they know Sanskrit too.