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· aham ekadā dakṣiṇa-aranye caran apaśyam, ekas vṛddha-vyāghras snātas

i once in-southern-forest roaming saw, an old tiger bathed

pap ppp

· kuśa-hastas saras-tīre brūte bhos bho: pāntha, idam

grass-in-hand on-lake-bank wanderer this

· suvarṇa-kaṅkaṇam gṛhyatām tatas lobha-ākṛṣṭena kenacit pānthena

god-bracelet may-be-taken then by-a-desire-attracted some by-wanderer

imp. passive

· ā-locitam , bhāgyena etad sam-bhavati kintu asmin ātman-sandehe

considered with-luck this happens but in-this-life-risk

ppp

· pra-vṛttis na vi-dheyā yatas

engagement not to-be-made

dhā future pp

· kintu sarvatra artha-arjane pra-vṛttis sam-dehas eva

but everywhere in-wealth-acquisition engaging risk certainly

· tathā ca uktam

thus and said ,

· tad ni-rūpayāmi tāvat pra-kāśam brūte , kutra tava kaṅkaṇam ?

that i-investigate so-much aloud he-says , where your bracelet

· vyāghras hastam pra-sārya darśayati pāntas avadat katham

tiger paw having-stretched-forth shows wanderer said how

· māra-ātmake tvayi vi-śvāsas ? vyāghras uvāca , śṛṇu re pāntha

in-murder-minded in-you confidence tiger said listen O wanderer

perf. imp. voc.

· prāk eva yauvana-daśāyām ati-durvṛtta: āsam aneka-go-mānuṣāṇām badhāt me

formerly in-youth-period exceedingly-wicked i-was of-many-cows-men from-murder of-me

imperf.

· putrās mṛtā dārās ca vamśa-hīnas ca aham, tatas kenacit dhārmikeṇa

sons dead , wife and family-deprived and i then by-some-virtuous

ppp

· aham ā-dishṭas , dāna-dharma-ādikam charatu bhavān , tad-upadeśāt idānīm aham

i was-advised liberality-virtue-etc. let-practice you of-him-because-of-advice now i

ppp imp. dat.

· snāna-śīlas dātā vṛddhas galita-nakha-dantas na katham viśvāsa-bhūmis

bath-observer giver old clawless-toothless not how confidence-object ?

· mama ca etāvān lobha-viraha: yena sva-hasta-stham api suvarṇa-kaṅkaṇam

of-me such desire-freedom that own-hand-standing even gold-bracelet

· yasmai kasmaicit dātum icchāmi tathā api vyāghra: mānuṣam khādati

to-anyone to-give i-wish so even tiger man devours

· iti loka-pravādas dur-nivāras

world-report difficult-to-be-overcome

· yatas , mayā ca dharma-śāstrāṇi adhi-itāṇi śṛnu

whence and by-me dharma-books studied listen

adhi i ppp

· tvam ca ati-iva dus-gatas tena tad tubhyam

and you exceedingly bad-circumstanced , therefore that to-you

· dātum sa-yatnas aham tathā ca uktam

to-give endeavouring i thus said

· tad atra sarasi snātvā suvarṇa-kaṅkaṇam gṛhāṇa tatas yāvat

threfore here in-lake having-bathed , gold-bracelet accepting thereupon while

pap

· asau tat-vacas prati-itas lobhāt sara: snātum pra-viśati , tavat

he his-word trusted from-desire lake to-bathe enters then

prati i ppp

· mahā-paṅke ni-magnas palāyitum a-kṣamas paṅke patitam

into-great-mire plunged to-escape anable into-mire the-fallen

ppp ppp

· dṛṣṭvā vyāghras avadat , ahaha mahā-make patitas asi

having-seen tiger said great-mire fallen you-are

ppp

· atas tvām aham ud-sthāpayāmi , iti uktvā śanais śanais

thence you i lift-up thus having-said , slowly slowly

· upa-gamya tena vyāghreṇa dhṛtas khāditas ca tam pāntham

having-approached , by-that tiger seized that wanderer

dhṛ ppp