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कुसुमानि लिखन्तु नाम चित्रे कतिचित्कारुविशेषरूढशिक्षाः। सुरभित्वममूनि किं लभन्ते किमु चैतेषु रसं पिबन्ति भृङ्गाः॥

• कुसुमानि
• neu. noun 1st case plural कुसुम
• flowers
• लिखन्तु
• present tense III person plural of verb लिख्
• they write
• नाम
• avyaya
• indeed
• चित्रे
• neu. noun 7th case singular चित्र
• in the picture
• कतिचित्
• avyaya
• several
• कारुविशेषरूढशिक्षाः
• fem. noun 1st case plural कारु-विशेष-रूढ-शिक्षा
• artisan-special-committed-instructions
• सुरभित्वम्
• neu. noun 1st case singular सुरभित्व
• goodness/sweet fragrance
• अमूनि
• neu. noun 1st case plural असौ
• these
• किम्
• avyaya
• <interrogative>
• लभन्ते
• present tense plural III person लभ्
• they gain
• किमु
• avyaya
• whether/or
• च
• avyaya
• and
• एतेषु
• neu. noun 7th case plural एतत्
• in these
• रसम्
• masc. noun 2nd case singular रस
• extract/juice/nectar
• पिबन्ति
• present tense plural III पिब्
• they drink
• भृङ्गाः
• masc. noun 1st case plural भृङ्ग
• beetles

The flowers write indeed on the picture several instructions for specially committed artisans.

Do these bees gain fragrance or do they drink the nectar?