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· ekadā kaścid simhas parvatasya śikhare

once some lion on-mountain’s-peak

mahāvanasya samīpe avasat /

of-great-forest near dwelled

· sas sarvadā mṛgāṇām vadham kṛtvā abhakṣayat /

he allways of-animals kill having-done ate

· tatas sarvais mṛgais melakam kṛtvā ayam simhas vijñaptas /

thence by-all-animals assembly having-done this lion was-understood

· deva kimartham sarveṣām mṛgāṇām vadham karoṣi /

O lord why of-all-animals kill you-do

· vayam eva tvadāhārārtham pratyaham ekam eva

we you-food-purpose daily 1

mṛgam upanayāmas iti /

animal we-bring

· simhena uktam /

by-lion was-spoken

· yadi icchatha tadā evam bhavatu iti /

if youall-want then thus let-be

· tatas prabhṛti te mṛgās pratyaham eva

from then on the animals daily

ekam mṛgam tasmai durvṛttāya simhāya upānayan /

1 animal for-that-ill-behaved-lion approached

· atha kadācid ekasya vṛddhasya śaśasya kālas prāptas /

then 1 day of-1-old-hare time arrived

· yatas simhasya samīpam mandam mandam agacchat

since of-lion near very slowly came

tatas sas simha: mahatyā kṣudhayā

therefore the loin by-great-hunger

pīḍitas kopāt tam śaśakam avadat /

was-pained from-anger to-the hare said

· kutas vilambase tvam iti /

why you hang-around

· śaśakas tam abhyabhāṣata /

hare to-him spoke-towards

· kṣamām prārthaye /

beg one’s pardon

· aham tu na aparāddhas /

but i no do-wrong

· mārge anyena simhena balāt dhṛtas punar āgamanāya

on-road by-another-lion from-force detained again having-come

tasya samīpe śapatham kṛtvā tvām nivedayitum

of-him near, oath having-done you to-inform

aham atra āgatas iti /

i here came-returned

· tasya śaśakasya tad vacanam śrutvā sas simha:

of-that-hare that speech having-heard the lion

param kopam gatvā pratyabhāṣata /

foremost anger having-gone replied

· satvaram asya simhasya samīpam mām naya iti /

immediately of-this-lion near me let-you-lead-take

· tadanantaram sas śaśaka: tam simham gṛhītvā

after-that the hare the lion having-grasped

gambhīram kūpam gatvā tam abhyabhāṣata /

deep anger having-gone him replied

· atrāgamya paśya iti uktvā

here having-come let-you-see having-spoke

tasmin jale tasya pratibimbam eva adarśayat /

in-this-water his reflection was-caused-to-see

· tatas sas simha: darpeṇa ādhmātas tasya pratibimbasya upari

thence the lion with-arrogance puffed-up of-his-reflection above

ātmānam nikṣipya paṅcatvam gatas //

self having-thrown-down