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· asti araṇye kaścit śṛgāla: sva-icchayā nagaropānte

there-is in-forest some jackal by-his-desire in-town’s-neighbourhood

bhrāmyan nīlībhāṇḍe patita: paścāt tat utthātum

roaming in-indigo-vat fell afterwards that to-get-out

asamartha: prāta: ātmānam mṛtavat sandarśya sthita: /

unable in-morning himself death-like having-shown remained

· atha nīlī-bhāṅḍa-svāminā mṛta iti jñātvā tasmāt

now by-blue-vat’s-owner ‘dead’ having-thought from-it

samutthāpya dūre nītvā apasārita: tasmāt palāyita: /

having-lifted-up afar having-carried thrown-away from-that escaped

· tata: asau vanam gatvā svakīyam ātmānam

then he forest having-gone his self

nīlavarṇam avalokya acintayat /

blue-colored having-seen thought

· aham idānīm uttama-varṇa:

i now of-finest-color

tadā aham sva-kīyotkarṣam kim na sādhayāmi /

then I my-exaltation why not accomplish ?

· iti ālocya śṛgālān āhūya tena uktam /

having-reflected jackals having-called by-him said

· aham bhagavatyā vana-devatayā

i by-holy-forest-goddess

svahastena araṇya-rājye sarva-oṣadhi-rasena abhiṣikta: /

with-her-own-hand in-wood-sovereignty with-all-herbs’-essence anointed

· tat adya arabhya araṇye asmadājñayā vyavahāra: kārya: /

that today beginning in-wood according-to-my-order administration to-be-made

· śṛgālā: ca tam viśiṣṭavarṇam

and jackals him of-distinguished-coor

avalokya sāṣṭāṅgapātam praṇṇamya ucu: /

having-seen 8-limbs’-prostration having-bowed said

· yathā ājñāpayase deva iti /

as you-command Sire

· anena eva trameṇa sarveṣu araṇyavāsiṣu ādhipatyam tasya babhūva /

by-this very way over-all wood-inhabitants sovereignty of-him was

· tata: tena svajñātibhi: āvṛtena adhikyam sāshitam /

then by-him by-his-relations surrounded supremacy was-accomplished

· tata: tena vyāghra-simhādīn uttamaparijanān prāpya sadasi

then by-him tigers-lions-etc. highest-attendants having-received in-assembly

śṛgālān avalokya lajjamānena avajñayā svajñātaya: sarve dūrīkṛtā: /

jackals looking-down being-ashamed with-contempt his-relations all removed

· tata: viṣaṇāt śṛgālān avalokya kenacit vṛddha-śṛgālena etat pratijñātam /

then dejected jackals seeing by-some-old-jackal this was-promised

· mā viṣīdata yat anena anabhijñena nītivida:

not do-despair, because by-his-ignorance policy-knowing

marmajñā vayam svasamīpāt paribhūtā: /

with-secrets-acquainted we from-his-proximity removed

· tat yathā ayam naśyati tathā vidheyam /

that as he perishes so to-be-managed

· yata: amī vyāghrādaya: varṇamātravipralabdhā:

for those tigers-etc color-merely-deceived

śṛgālam ajñātvā rājānam imam manyante /

jackal not-recognising king him think

· tat yathā ayam paricita: bhavati tathā kruta /

that as he detected is, so act

· yata: sarve sandhyāsamaye sannidhāne mahārāvam ekadā eva

when you-all at-twilight-time in-his-proximity great-howel at-once

kariṣyatha tata: tam śabdam ākarṇya jātisvabhāvāt

will-make then that noise having-heard from-his-race-nature

tena api śabda: kartava: /

by-him also noise to-be-made

· tata: tathā anuṣṭhite sati tat vṛttam /

then so accomplished being that happened