Ramayana
एते हि समुपासीना विहगा जलचारिणः । नावगाहन्ति सलिलमप्रगल्भा इवाहवम् ॥ ३-१६-२२
Just as inefficient warriors do not enter the warfield, aquatic birds sitting near water do not venture to take a plunge into it. ॥ 3-16-22॥
english translation
ete hi samupAsInA vihagA jalacAriNaH । nAvagAhanti salilamapragalbhA ivAhavam ॥ 3-16-22
hk transliteration by Sanscript