nahi sañjātapakṣo 'pi sahasaivoḍḍīya gacchan dṛśyate śakuniśāvaḥ, kiṃ tarhi śākhāntarācchākhāntaragamanakrameṇābhyasya kiyan mātraṃ gamanaṃ paścād apāstaśaṅko dūrataram api deśaṃ vrajati /
Even after its wings have grown, a young bird is not seen suddenly flying up and going [far]; rather, by practicing movement from branch to branch, going small distances at first, later, having abandoned [all] doubt, it travels even to more distant regions.