Sanskrit Wisdom - 42

kaakah krushNo pikah krushNo ko bhedo kaakapikayoh |

vasantasamaye prapte kaakah kaakah pikah pikah ||

kak: kRYNaao ipk: kRYNaao kao Baodao kakipkyaao: a
vasaMtsamayao p`aPto kak: kak: ipk: ipk: aa

Explanation

The crow is black, so is the cuckoo bird. Then, what is the difference between the two? It becomes evident with the advent of the spring when the cuckoo bird starts singing in sweet voice, which the crow cannot.