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· asti brahmāraṇye karpūratilakas nāma hastī /

there-is in-brahma-forest Karpuratilaka elephant

· tam avalokya sarve śṛgālās cintayanti sma /

him having-seen all jackals thought

· yadi ayam kenāpi upāyena mriyate

if this by-some-stratagem dies

tadā asmākam etat dehena māsa-catuṣṭayasya bojanam bhaviṣyati /

then of-us this by-body of-4-months food will-be

· tatra ekena vṛddhaśṛgālena pratijñātam /

there by-an-old-jackal promised

· mayā buddhi-prabhāvāt asya maraṇam sādhayitavyam

by-me from-intellect-superiority of-him teath to-be-accomplished

· anantaram sas vaṅcakas Karpūratilaka-samīpam gatvā

afterwards that cheat Karpūratilaka-near having-gone

sāṣṭāmgapātam praṇamya uvāca

8-limbs-prostration having-saluted said

· deva dṛṣṭi-prasādam kuru / hastī brūte / ka: tvam kutas namāyāta /

sire, look-favour make elephant says who you, whence approached ?

· sas avadat / jambukas aham sarvais vanavāsibhis paśubhis

he said jackal i by-all-forest-inhabiting-animals

malitvā bhavatsakāśam prasthāpitas /

having-met to-your-presence dispatched

· yad vinā rājñāavasthātum na yuktam tad atra aṭavīrājye

without which king-to-remain not proper that here in-forest-sovereignty

abhiṣektum bhavān sarva-svāmi-guṇopeta: nirūpitas /

to-be-inaugurated you all-lord’s-virtues-endowed selected

· tad yathā lagnavelām na vicalati

that therefore lucky-moment not passes-away

tathā kṛtvā satvaram ganyatām devena

so having-done with-haste may-be-approached by-your-highness

· tatas asau rājyalobhākṛṣṭas karpūratilaka:

thence sovereignty-desire-attracted Karpūratilaka

śṛgāladarśitavatrmanā dhāvan mahāpaṅke nimagnas /

on-jackal’s-way running in-great-mire immersed

· tatas tena hastina uktam /

thence by-that elephant said

· sakhe śṛgāla kim adhunā vidheyam / pamke nipatitas aham /

friend jackal what now to-be-done ? in-mud fallen i

· parāvṛtya pasya / śṛgālena vihasya uktam /

having-tuened-back look, by-jackal having-smiled said

· deva mama pucchakāvalambanam kṛtvā uttiṣṭha /

sire, of-me tail-holding having-done rise

· yat madvidhasya vacasi tvayā pratyayas

because of-me-like in-word by-you confidence

kṛtas tat anubhūyatām aśaraṇam du:kham /

done that may-be-suffered helpless pain

· tad dhita-vacanam avadhīrya mahatā bhayena vimugdha iva

that friend’s-word not regarding with-great-fear perplexed as-it-were

tam jalāśayam utsṛjya pracalita: /

that water-reservoir having-left

· mantharas calitas / te api hiraṇyakādayas snehāt aniṣṭam

Manthara went they also Hiraṅyaka, etc. from-affecction unwished

śamkamānās mantharam anugacchanti /

apprehending Manthara follow

· prāpya tam grahītvā utthāpya dhanuṣi baddhvā

having-caught him having-seized to-bow having-bound

dhanyas asmi iti abhidhāya bhraman kleśāt kṣutpipāsākula:

‘how-fortunate am i’ walking-about fatigue-hunger-thirst-troubled

sva-gṛhābimukham prayātas /

own-home headed

· iti bahu vilapya hiraṇyakas citrāngalaghupatanakau āha /

thus much having-lamented Hiraṅyaka to-Chitrāṅga-Laghup says

· yāvat ayam vyādhas vanāt na ni:sarati

as-long-as this hunter from-forest no goes-away

tāvat mantharam mocayitum yatna: kriyatām /

so-long Manthara to-rescue an-effort may-be-made

· tau ūcatus / satvaram kāryam ucyatām /

they2 said with-haste what-to-be-done may-be-told

· hiraṇyakas brūte / citrāgas lalasamīpam gatvā mṛtam iva atmānam

Hiraṅyaka says Chitrāga to-water-near having-gone dead-like himself

darśayatu kākas ca tasya apari sthitvā cañcvā kim api vilikhatu /

may-show, crow and over-him having-stood with-beak somewhat may-peck

· nūnam anena lubdhakena tatra kacchapam

now by-that-hunter there tortoise

parityajya mṛgamānsārthinā satvaram gantavyam /

having-left for-deer’s-flesh-desirous with-haste will-be-gone

· tata: aham mantharasya bamdhanam chetsyāmi sannihite

thence i of-Manthara tie i-shall-cut having-approached

lubdhake bhavadbhyām palāyitavyam

hunter by-you to-be-fled

· citrāṅga-laghupatanakābhyām śīghram gatvā tathā anuṣṭhite sati

by-Chitrāṅga-Laghupatanaka quickly having-gone, thus accomplished being

sas vyādhas śrāntas pānīyam pītvā

the hunter, tired, water having-drunk

taros adhastāt upaviṣṭa: tathā vidham mṛgam apaśyat /

of-tree under seated in-such-a-condition deer saw

· tatas kartarikām ādāya prahṛṣṭamanā mṛgāmtikam calitas /

thence knife having-taken with-redoicing-mind near-deer proceeded

· tatra antare hiraṇyakena āgatya mantharasya bandhanam chinnam /

there meanwhile by-Hiraṅyaka having-approached, of-Manthara tie cut

· sas kūrmas satvaram jalāśayam praviveśa /

that tortoise with-haste water-reservoir entered

· sas mṛga āsannam tam vyādham vilokya utthāya palāyitas /

the deer near the hunter having-perceived, having-risen escaped

· pratyāvṛtya lubdhakas yāvat tarutalam āyāti

having-returned hunter while tree-foot approaches

tāvat kūrmam apaśyan acintayat /

then tortoise not-seeing reflected

· ucitam eva etat mama asamīkṣyakāriṇas /

proper only this for-me not-circumspectly-acting

· tatas asau svakarma-vaśān nirāthas kaṭakam praviṣṭas /

thence he through-his-own-action disappointed camp entered

· mantharādayas ca sarve tyaktāpadas svasthānam gatvā

Mantharāda and all freed-from-misfortune to-their-place having-gone

yathāmukham āsyitās //

happily remained