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· ekadā kaścid simhas parvatasya kandare avasat /

once some lion in-mountain’s-cave was

· niśāyām ekena mūṣakena nidrām

at-night by-this-mouse to-sleep

gatasya tasya simhasya kesarāgram chinnam /

went-of-that-lion end-of-mane was-nibbled

· sas simhas prātas buddhatvā kesarāgram chinnam viditvā

the lion morning having-awakened end-of-mane nibbled having-perceived

paramam krodham gatas

foremost anger went

· ayam mūṣakas kṣudra: jantu: bhavati /

this mouse petty creature is

· tatas tam nihantum na dharmyam /

thence him to-strike-down not proper

· tena sadṛśam eva jantum tam nihantum puraskartum

with-that similar-to creature him strike-down to-do-in-front

dharmyam bhavati iti ālocya tena simhena svagrāmam gatvā

proper is having-reflected by-that-lion own-village having-gone

mārjāras prayatnāt ānīya kandare dhṛta: /

cat from-effort having-brought in-cave was-retained

· anantaram yadā yadā tasya mūṣakasya śabdas śruta:

afterwards whenever of-that-mouse sound heard

tadā simhena māmsasya khaṇḍas mārjārāya dattas /

then by-lion of-meat piece to-cat was-given

· tatas katipayān divasān mārjārāt bhayena

thence a-few days from-cat with-fear

mūṣakas bahis svavivarāt na agacchat /

mouse outside from-own-hole no went

· ekasmin dine tu kṣudhayā pīḍitas mūṣaka: nirgamya

but in-this-day with-hunger was-tormented mouse having-gone-out

mājarjāreṇa dṛṣṭa: tatra eva vyāpādita: bhakṣitas ca //

by-cat was-seen right there caused-to-fall-away and was-eaten