pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: इयमापत् समुत्पन्ना सर्वेषां सलिलौकसाम्। शीघ्रमन्यत्र गच्छामः पन्था यावन्न दुष्यति॥
English: A great danger is about to befall the aquatic animals living in this lake. Let us quickly go to some other place before our path becomes obstructed.
Sanskrit: अनागतमनर्थं हि सुनयैर्यः प्रबाधयेत्। स न संशयमाप्नोति रोचतां भो व्रजामहे॥
English: He, who resists future evil by the help of good policy, never meets with serious danger. You follow my advice. Lest us all quit this place.
Sanskrit: दीर्घसूत्रस्तु यस्तत्र सोऽब्रवीत् सम्यगुच्यते। न त कार्या त्वरा तावदिति मे निश्चिता मतिः॥
English: That one, amongst the three, who was idle then answered,-It is well said. There is, however, no necessity of such haste. This is my opinion.
Sanskrit: अथ सम्प्रतिपत्तिज्ञः प्राब्रवीद् दीर्घदर्शिनम्। प्राप्ते काले न मे किंचिन्यायतः परिहास्यते॥
English: Then the other fish, who had presence of mind, said to his idle companion,-When the time for anything comes, I take the necessary precautions.
Sanskrit: एवं श्रुत्वा निराक्रम्य दीर्घदर्शी महामतिः। जगाम स्रोतसा तेन गम्भीरं सलिलाशयम्॥
English: Hearing the replies of his two companions, the one, which had fore-thought and intelligence, immediately started by a current and reached another deep lake.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रसृततोयं तं प्रसमीक्ष्य जलाशयम्। बबन्धुर्विविधैर्योगैर्मत्स्यान् मत्स्योपजीविनः॥
English: Seeing that all the water had been drawn out, the fishermen shut in the fishes which remained by various means.
Sanskrit: विलोड्यमाने तस्मिंस्तु स्रुततोये जलाशये। अगच्छद् बन्धनं तत्र दीर्घसूत्रः सहापरैः॥
English: Then they began to agitate the little remaining water, and as they began to catch the fish, the idle Shakula was caught with many others.
Sanskrit: उद्याने क्रियमाणे तु मत्स्यानां तत्र रज्जुभिः। प्रविश्यान्तरमेतेषां स्थितः सम्प्रतिपत्तिमान्॥ गृह्यमेव तदुद्यानं गृहीत्वा तं तथैव सः। सर्वानेव च तांस्तत्र ते विदुर्ग्रथितानिति॥
English: When the fishermen began to tie up the fishes they had caught, the Shakula who was known for presence of mind placed himself in the midst of those that had been so tied and remained quietly among them, biting the string, for he thought that by it they would take him to have been caught. The fisherman believed that all the fishes tied to the string had been caught.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रक्षाल्यमानेषु मत्स्येषु विपुले जले। मुक्त्वा रज्जु प्रमुक्तोऽसौ शीघ्रं सम्प्रतिपत्तिमान्॥
English: They then removed them to a deep, water for washing them, Just then the Shakula known for presence of mind, left the string, and quickly escaped.
Sanskrit: दीर्घसूत्रस्तु मन्दात्मा हीनबुद्धिरचेतनः। मरणं प्राप्तवान् मूढो यथैवोपहतेन्द्रियः॥
English: That fish, however, who had been idle. foolish, and senseless and without intelligence, and, therefore, unable to escape, met with his death.
Sanskrit: एवं प्राप्ततमं कालं यो मोहान्नावबुद्ध्यते। स विनश्यति वै क्षिप्रं दीर्घसूत्रो यथा झषः॥
English: Like the idle fish, who from want of intelligence could not forsee the danger, every one meets with destruction.
Sanskrit: आदौ न कुरुते श्रेयः कुशलोऽस्मीति यः पुमान्। स संशयमवाप्नोति यथा सम्प्रतिपत्तिमान्॥
English: Again, a man, who knowing himself as clever, does not seek his own good improper time, is visited by great dangers like the Shakula who had presence of mind.
Sanskrit: अनागतविधाता च प्रत्युत्पन्नमतिश्च यः। द्वावेव सुखमेधेते दीर्घसूत्रो विनश्यति॥
English: Therefore these two only, viz., he, who has much forethought and he, who has presence of mind, can secure happiness. An idle person, however, meets with destruction.
Sanskrit: काष्ठाः कला मुहूर्ताश्च दिवा रात्रिस्तथा लवाः। मासाः पक्षाः षड् ऋतवः कल्प: संवत्सरास्तथा॥
English: There are various divisions of time, such as Kashtha, Kala, Muhurta, day, night, Lava, inonth, fortnight, the six seasons, Kalpa, year.
Sanskrit: पृथिवी देश इत्युक्तः कालः स च न दृश्यते। अभिप्रेतार्थसिद्ध्यर्थं ध्यायते यच्च तत्तथा॥
English: The divisions of the Earth are called place. Time is not seen. Regarding the success of any object or purpose, it is gained or not gained according to the manner in which the mind is engaged to think of it.
Sanskrit: एतौ धर्मार्थशास्त्रेषु मोक्षशास्त्रेषु चर्षिभिः। प्रधानाविति निर्दिशै कामे चाभिमतौ नृणाम्॥
English: Therefore, the person of forethought and the person of presence of mind, have been described by the Rishis, to be the foremost of men in all works on virtue, profit and emancipation.
Sanskrit: परीक्ष्यकारी युक्तश्च स सम्यगुपपादयेत्। देशकालावभिप्रेतौ ताभ्यां फलमवाप्नुयात्॥
English: One, however, who does everything after reflection and scrutiny, one, who takes the advantage of proper means for the achievement of his objects, always succeeds in achieving much. Those, again, who work with proper attention to time and place, succeed in acquiring fruits better than the mere man of foresight and the man of presence of mind.'
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच सर्वत्र बुद्धिः कथिता श्रेष्ठा ते भरतर्षभ। अनागता तथोत्पन्ना दीर्घसूत्रा विनाशिनी॥
English: Yudhishthira said You have, O foremost of Bharata's race, said that, that intelligence which provides for the future, as well as that which can meet present difficulties, is always superior, while idleness brings about destruction.
Sanskrit: तदिच्छामि परां श्रोतुं बुद्धिं ते भरतर्षभ। यथा राजा न मुह्येत शत्रुभिः परिवारितः॥ धर्मार्थकुशलो राजा धर्मशास्त्रविशारदः। पृच्छामि त्वां कुरुश्रेष्ठ तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि॥
English: I wish, O grandfather, to hear of that superior intelligence by which king, conversant with the scriptures and well-versed in virtue and profit, may not be stupefied even when surrounded by many enemies. I ask you this, O Kuru chief! You should describe it to a me.
Sanskrit: शत्रुभिर्बहुभिर्गस्तो यथा वर्तेत पार्थिवः। एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं सर्वमेव यथाविधि।॥
English: I wish to hear everything in connection with the duties of king when he is attacked by many foes, as has been laid down in the scriptures.
Sanskrit: विषमस्थं हि राजानं शत्रवः परिपन्थिनः। बहवोऽप्येकमुद्धर्तुं यतन्ते पूर्वतापिताः॥
English: When a king meets with distress, a large number of enemies, provoked by his past deeds, rise against him and try to defeat him.
Sanskrit: सर्वत्र प्रार्थ्यमानेन दुर्बलेन महाबलैः। एकेनैवासहायेन शक्यं स्थातुं भवेत् कथम्॥
English: How can king, weak and alone, hold his own, when attacked on all sides by many powerful kings joined in a body?
Sanskrit: कथं मित्रमरिं चापि विन्दते भरतर्षभ। चेष्टितव्यं कथं चात्र शत्रोमित्रस्य चान्तरे॥
English: How does a king at such times make friends and enemies? How should he, O foremost of Bharata's race, treat at such a time, both his friends and enemies?
Sanskrit: प्रज्ञातलक्षणे मित्रे तथैवामित्रतां गते। कथं तु पुरुषः कुर्यात् कृत्वा किं वा सुखी भवेत्॥
English: When those, who are friends really become his enemies, what should the king then do if he is to secure happiness?
Sanskrit: विग्रहं केन वा कुर्यात् संधिं वा केन योजयेत्। कथं वा शत्रुमध्यस्थो वर्तेत बलवानपि॥
English: With whom should he make war and with whom should he make peace? Even if he be strong, how should he act by his foes?
Sanskrit: एतद् वै सर्वकृत्यानां परं कृत्यं परंतप। नैतस्य कश्चिद् वक्तास्ति श्रोता वापि सुदुर्लभः॥ ऋते शान्तनवाद् भीष्मात् सत्यसंधाज्जितेन्द्रियात्। तदन्विष्य महाभाग सर्वमेतद् वदस्व मे।" ।।
English: O scorcher of foes, this I consider to be the most momentous of all questions regarding the satisfaction of royal duties. There are few men, who wish to listen to the answer of this question, and none answer it except Shantanu's truthful son Bhishma, who has ail his senses under control. O you, who are highly blessed, think on it and describe it to me. to
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच त्वयुक्तोऽयमनुप्रश्नो युधिष्ठिर सुखोदयः। शृणु मे पुत्र कात्स्र्थेन गुह्यमापत्सु भारत॥
English: 'O Yudhishthira, this question certainly becomes you. Its answer yields great happiness. Listen to me, O son, as I describe to you, O Bharata, all the duties which are not generaliy known, but which should be practised in times of distress.
Sanskrit: अमित्रो मित्रतां याति मित्रं चापि प्रदुष्यति। सामर्थ्ययोगात् कार्याणामनित्या वै सदा गतिः॥
English: An enemy becomes a friend, and a friend also becomes an enemy. Through combination of circumstances, human actions become uncertain.
Sanskrit: तस्माद् विश्वसितव्यं च विग्रहं च समाचरेत्। देशं कालं च विज्ञाय कार्याकार्यविनिश्चये॥
English: Regarding what should be done and what should not, it is necessary that in view of the requirements of time and place, one should either trust one's enemies or make war.
Sanskrit: संधातव्यं बुधैर्नित्यं व्यवस्य च हितार्थिभिः। अमित्रैरपि संधेयं प्राणा रक्ष्या हि भारत॥
English: Trying his very best, one should make friends with intelligent and wise men who desire his welfare. one should make peace with even his enemy, when, O Bharata his life cannot be saved by any other means.
Sanskrit: यो ह्यमित्रैर्नरो नित्यं न संदध्यादपण्डितः। न सोऽर्थं प्राप्नुयात् किंचित् फलान्यपि च भारत॥
English: That foolish wight, who never makes peace with enemies, cannot acquire any profit or any of those fruits for which others try.
Sanskrit: यस्त्वमित्रेण संदध्यान्मित्रेण च विरुद्ध्यते। अर्थयुक्तिं समालोक्य सुमहद् विन्दते फलम्॥
English: He, again, who makes peace with enemies and falls out with even friends after carefully considering all circumstances, acquires great fruits.
Sanskrit: अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। मार्जारस्य च संवादं न्यग्रोधे मूषिकस्य च॥
English: Regarding it is cited the old story of the conversation between a cat and mouse at the foot of a banian tree.
Sanskrit: वनो महति कस्मिंश्चिन्यग्रोधः सुमहानभूत्। लताजालपरिच्छिन्नो नानाद्विजगणान्वितः॥
English: Bhishma said There was a huge banian tree in the midst of a vast forest. Covered with many sorts of creepers, and various sorts of birds used to live on it.
Sanskrit: स्कन्धवान् मेघसङ्काशः शीतच्छायो मनोरमः। अरण्यमभितो जातः स तु व्यालमृगाकुलः॥
English: It had a large trunk from which numerous branches spread on all sides. Delightful to look at, its shade was very refreshing. It stood in the midst of the forest, and various animals lived on it.
Sanskrit: तस्य मूलं समाश्रित्य कृत्वा शतमुखं बिलम्। वसति स्म महाप्राज्ञः पलितो नाम मूषिकः॥
English: A highly wise mouse, named Palita, lived at the foot of that tree, having made a hole there with a hundred outlets.
Sanskrit: शाखां तस्य समाश्रित्य वसति स्म सुखं पुरा। लोमशो नाम मार्जारः पक्षिसंघातखादकः॥
English: On the branches of the tree there lived happily a cat, by name Lomasha, daily devouring large number of birds.
Sanskrit: तत्र चागत्य चाण्डालो शरण्ये कृतकेतनः प्रयोजयति चोन्माथं नित्यमस्तंगते रवौ॥
English: Sometime after, a Chandala came to that forest and built a hut for himself. Every evening after sunset he spread his traps.
Sanskrit: तत्र स्नायुमयान् पाशान् यथावत् संविधाय सः। गृहं गत्वा सुखं शेते प्रभातामेति शर्वरीम्॥
English: Spreading his nets made a leathern strings, he returned to his hut, and, passing the night happily in sleep, returned thert at the dawn of day.
Sanskrit: तत्र स्म नित्यं बध्यन्ते नक्तं बहुविधा मृगाः। कदाचिदत्र मार्जारस्त्वप्रमत्तो व्यबध्यत॥
English: Various sorts of animals fell into his traps nightly. And it so took place that one day the cat in a moment of carelessness was caught in the trap.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् बधे महाप्राणे शत्रौ नित्याततायिनि। तं कालं पलितो ज्ञात्वा प्रचचार सुनिर्भयः॥
English: O you of great wisdom, when his enemy the cat, who is always an enemy of the mice, was thus caught in the trap, the mouse Palita came out of his hole and began to move about fearlessly.
Sanskrit: तेनानुचरता तस्मिन् वने विश्वस्तचारिणा। भक्ष्यं मृगयमाणेन चिराद् दृष्टं तदामिषम्॥
English: While confidently passing through the forest in search of food, the mouse after a little while saw the meat.
Sanskrit: स तमुन्माथमारुह्य तदामिषमभक्षयत्॥ तस्योपरि सपत्नस्य बद्धस्य मनसा हसन्।
English: Getting upon the trap, the little animal began to eat the flesh. Laughing in his mind, he even got upon his enemy caught in the net.
Sanskrit: आमिषे तु प्रसक्तः स कदाचिदवलोकयन्॥ अपश्यदपरं घोरमात्मनः शत्रुमागतम्।
English: Busy with eating the flesh, did not see his own danger, and as he suddenly cast his eyes, he saw there a dreadful enemy of his.
Sanskrit: शरप्रसूनसङ्काशं महीविवरशायिनम्॥ नकुलं हरिणं नाम चपलं ताम्रलोचनम्।
English: It was a restless mongoose of coppery eyes, of the name of Harita. Living in holes underneath, its body resembled the flower of a reed.
Sanskrit: तेन मूषिकगन्धेन त्वरमाणमुपागतम्॥ भक्ष्यार्थं संलिहानं तं भूमावूर्ध्वमुखं स्थितम्। शाखागतमरिं चान्यमपश्यत् कोटरालयम्॥ उलूकं चन्द्रकं नाम तीक्ष्णतुण्डं क्षपाचरम्। गतस्य विषयं तत्र नकुलोलूकयोस्तथा॥ अथास्यासीदियं चिन्ता तत् प्राप्य सुमहद्भयम्।
English: Tempted to come there by the scent of the mouse, the animal came quickly for devouring his pray. He stood on his haunches, with head raised up and licking the corners of his mouth with his tongue. The mouse saw at the same time another enemy living in the holes of trees, then sitting on the branch of the banian. It was night-ranging owl, by name Chandraka having sharp beaks. Being seen both by the mongoose and the owl, the mouse, in great fear, began to think thus.
Sanskrit: आपद्यस्यां सुकशयां मरणे प्रत्युपस्थिते॥ समन्ताद् भय उत्पन्ने कथं कार्यं हितैषिणा।
English: In such a great danger, when death itself is staring me in the face, when fear prevails on every side, how should one act who seeks his own well being?
Sanskrit: स तथा सर्वतो रुद्धः सर्वत्र भयदर्शनः॥ अभवद् भयसंतप्तश्चक्रे च परमां मतिम्।
English: Beset with danger, and seeing fear on all sides, the mouse, stricken with fear for his safety, made a high resolution.
Sanskrit: आपद्विनाशभूयिष्ठं गतैः कार्यं हि जीवितम्॥ समन्तात् संशयात् सैषा तस्मादापदुपस्थिता।
English: Preventing numberless dangers by hundreds of means, one should always save his life. Danger, now, besets me on every side.
Sanskrit: गतं मा सहसा भूमिं नकुलो भक्षयिष्यति॥ उलूकश्छेह तिष्ठन्तं मार्जार: पाशसंक्षयात्।
English: If I were to descend from this trap on the ground, without sufficient precautions, the mongoose will surely catch and devour me. If I remain on this trap, the owl will surely catch me. If, again, the cat can free himself for the net, he, also, is certain to devour me.
Sanskrit: न त्वेवास्मद्विधः प्राज्ञः सम्मोहं गन्तुमर्हति॥ करिष्ये जीविते यत्नं यावद् युक्त्या प्रतिग्रहात्।
English: It is not proper, therefore, that a person intelligent like myself should lose his wits. I shall, therefore, try me best to save my life, by having recourse to proper means and intelligence.
Sanskrit: न हि बुद्ध्यान्वितः प्राज्ञो नीतिशास्त्रविशारदः॥ निमज्जत्यापदं प्राप्य महतीं दारुणामपि॥
English: An intelligent and wise person and conversant with the science of policy never sinks, however great and terrible may be the danger which threatens him.
Sanskrit: न त्वन्यामिह मार्जाराद् गतिं पश्यामि साम्प्रतम्। विषमस्थो ह्ययं शत्रुः कृत्यं चास्य महन्मया॥
English: At present, however, I do not see any other refuge than this cat. He is an enemy. But he is in difficulty. The service that I can do him is verygreat.
Sanskrit: जीवितार्थी कथं त्वद्य शत्रुभिः प्रार्थितस्त्रिभिः। तस्मादेनमहं शत्रु मार्जारं संश्रयामि वै॥
English: Three enemies are trying to devour me, and how should I now act for saving my life? I should now seek refuge with one of those enemies, viz., the cat.
Sanskrit: नीतिशास्त्रं समाश्रित्य हितमस्योपवर्णये। येनेमं शत्रुसंघातं मतिपूर्वेण वञ्चये॥
English: Following policy, let me advice the cat for his behoof, so that I may, with my intelligence, escape from all three.
Sanskrit: अयमत्यन्तशत्रुर्मे वैषम्यं परमं गतः। मूढो ग्राहयितुं स्वार्थं सङ्गत्या यदि शक्यते॥ कदाचिद् व्यसनं प्राप्य संधि कुर्यान्मया सह!
English: The cat is my great enemy, but the danger into which he has fallen is very great. Let me see if I can make this foolish creature understand his own interests. Having fallen into such difficulty he may make peace with me.
Sanskrit: बलिना संनिकृष्टस्य शत्रोरपि परिग्रहः॥ कार्य इत्याहुराचार्या विषमे जीवितार्थिना।
English: A person, when attacked by a stronger one, should make peace with even an enemy. People conversant with policy say that such should be the conduct of one, who being beset with danger seeks to save his life.
Sanskrit: श्रेष्ठो हि पण्डितः शत्रुर्न च मित्रमपण्डितः॥ मम त्वमित्रे माजरि जीवितं सम्प्रतिष्ठितम्।
English: It is better to have a learned person for an enemy than a fool for a friend. As for myself, my life now depends entirely on the hands of my enemy the cat.
Sanskrit: हन्तास्मै सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि हेतुमात्माभिरक्षणे॥ अपीदानीमयं शत्रुः सङ्गत्या पण्डितो भवेत्।
English: I shall now speak to the cat about his own liberation. Perhaps, now it would not be wrong to consider the cat an intelligent and learned enemy. Thus did that mouse, surrounded by foes, think.
Sanskrit: एवं विचिन्तयामास मूषिकः शत्रुचेष्टितम्॥ ततोऽर्थगतितत्त्वज्ञः संधिविग्रहकालवित्। सान्त्वपूर्वमिदं वाक्यं मार्जारं मूषिकोऽब्रवीत्॥
English: Having thought thus, the mouse, well-read in the science of Profit and well-acquainted with times when war should be declared and peace made, gently spoke to the cat, saying,
Sanskrit: सौहृदेनाभिभाषे त्वां कच्चिन्मार्जार जीवसि। जीवितं हि तवेच्छामि श्रेयः साधारणं हि नौ॥
English: I speak to you as a friend. O cat! Are you alive? I wish you to live! I seek the good of us both.
Sanskrit: न ते सौम्य भयं कार्यं जीविष्यसि यथासुखम्। अहं त्वामुद्धरिष्यामि यदि मां न जिघांससि॥
English: O amiable one, you have no cause for fear. You will live in happiness! I shall save you, If, indeed, you do not kill me.
Sanskrit: अस्मि कश्चिदुपायोऽत्र दुष्करः प्रतिभाति मे। येन शक्यस्त्वया मोक्षः प्राप्तुं श्रेयस्तथा मया॥
English: There is a very good means I see by which you may obtain escape and I may acquire great benefit.
Sanskrit: मयाप्युपायो दृष्टोऽयं विचार्य मतिमात्मनः। आत्मार्थं च त्वदर्थं च श्रेय: साधारणं हि नौ॥
English: By thinking I have found out this expedient for your sake and for my sake, for it will do us both good.
Sanskrit: इदं हि नकुलोलूकं पापबुद्ध्याभिसंस्थितम्। न धर्षयति मार्जार तेन मे स्वस्ति साम्प्रतम्॥
English: There are the mongoose and the owl, both waiting with evil desire. O cat, so long as they do not attack me, my life is safe.
Sanskrit: कूजंश्चपलनेत्रोऽयं कौशिको मां निरीक्षते। नगशाखाग्रगः पापस्तस्याहं भृशमुद्विजे॥
English: There that wretched owl with restless looks and dreadful cries is seeing me from the branch of that tree! I am stricken with great fear.
Sanskrit: सतां साप्तपदं मैत्रं स सखा मेऽसि पण्डितः। सांवास्यकं करिष्यामि नास्ति ते भयमद्य वै॥
English: Good men become friends by walking together only seven steps. Highly wise as you are, you are my friend. I shall treat you as a friend. You need have no fear now.
Sanskrit: न हि शक्तोऽसि मार्जार पाशं छेत्तुं मया विना। अहं छेत्स्यामि पाशांस्ते यदि मां त्वं न हिंससि॥
English: Without my help, O cat, you will not be able to tear the net. I, however, shall cut the net for serving you, if you do not kill me.
Sanskrit: त्वमाश्रितो दुमस्याग्रं मूलं त्वहमुपाश्रितः। चिरोषितावुभावावां वृक्षेऽस्मिन् विदितं च ते॥
English: You have lived on this tree and I have lived at its foot. Both of us have lived here for many long years, All this is known to you.
Sanskrit: यस्मिन्नाश्वासते कश्चिद् यश्च नाश्वसिति क्वचित्। न तो धीराः प्रशंसन्ति नित्यमुद्विग्नमानसौ॥
English: The wise never laud him whom nobody trusts, nor him who never trusts another. Both of them are unhappy.
Sanskrit: तस्माद् विवर्धतां प्रीतिर्नित्यं संगतमस्तु कालातीतमिहार्थं तु न प्रशंसन्ति पण्डिताः॥
English: Therefore, let our love for each other increase, and let us be united. The wise never speak highly of the attempt of doing an act when its opportunity is gone.
Sanskrit: अर्थयुक्तिमिमां तत्र यथाभूतां निशामय। तव जीवितमिच्छामि त्वं ममेच्छसि जीवितम्॥ नौ।
English: Know this to be the proper time for such a compact between us. I wish that you should live, and you also wish that I should live.
Sanskrit: कश्चित् तरति काष्ठेन सुगम्भीरां महानदीम्। स तारयति तत् काष्ठं स च काष्ठेन तार्यते॥
English: A men crosses a deep and large river by a piece of wood. It is seen there that the man takes the piece of wood to the other side, and the piece of wood also takes the man to the other side.
Sanskrit: ईदृशो नौ समायोगो भविष्यति सुविस्तरः। अहं त्वां तारयिष्यामि मां च त्वं तारयिष्यसि॥
English: Like this, our agreement will lead to our happiness. I will save you, also, and you also will save me.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा तु पलितस्तमर्थमुभयोर्हितम्। हेतुमद् ग्रहणीयं च कालापेक्षी न्यवेक्ष्य च॥
English: Having said so, which was beneficial to both of them, highly reasonable and acceptable, the mouse Palita waited for an answer.
Sanskrit: अथ सुव्याहृतं श्रुत्वा तस्य शत्रोविचक्षणः। हेतुमद् ग्रहणीयार्थं मार्जारो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: Hearing these well-selected, reasonable and good words of the mouse, the mouse's enemy, endued with judgement and forethought, the cat said these words in reply.
Sanskrit: बुद्धिमान् वाक्यसम्पन्नस्तद्वाक्यमनुवर्णयन्। स्वामवस्थां समीक्ष्याथ साम्नैव प्रत्यपूजयत्॥
English: Reflecting upon his own condition, the highly intelligent and eloquent cat praised the words of the speaker and honoured him by gentle words.
Sanskrit: ततस्तीक्ष्णाग्रदशनो मणिवैदूर्यलोचनः। मूषिकं मन्दमुवीक्ष्य मार्जारो लोमशोऽब्रवीत्॥
English: Quietly looking at the mouse, the cat, called Lomasha, having sharp foreteeth and having eyes that resemble the stones called lapis lazuli answered as followsनन्दामि सौम्य भद्रं ते यो मां जीवितुमिच्छसि।
Sanskrit: श्रेयश्च यदि जानीषे क्रियतां मा विचारय॥
English: I am pleased with you, O amiable one! Blessed be you who wish me to live! Do that, without hesitation, which you think would do us good.
Sanskrit: अहं हि भृशमापन्नस्त्वमापनतरो मम। द्वयोरापन्नयोः संधिः क्रियतां मा चिराय च॥
English: I am surely in great distress. You are, if possible, in greater distress still! Let there be an agreement made between us forthwith.
Sanskrit: विधास्ये प्राप्तकालं यत् कार्य सिद्धिकरं विभो। मयि कृच्छ्राद् विनिर्मुक्ते न विनक्ष्यति ते कृतम्।।७०।
English: I will do that which is opportune and necessary for the success of our business, O powerful one! If you save me, your service will not go for nothing.
Sanskrit: न्यस्तमानोऽस्मि भक्तोऽस्मि शिष्यस्त्वद्धितकृत्तथा। निदेशवशवर्ती च भवन्तं शरणं गतः॥
English: I leave myself in your hands I am devoted to you. I shall attend and serve you like a disciple. I seek refuge with you and shall always obey you.
Sanskrit: इत्येवमुक्तः पलितो मार्जारं वशमागतम्। वाक्यं हितमुवाचेदमभिनीतार्थमर्थवित्॥
English: Thus accosted, the mouse Palita, speaking again to the cat, who was entirely under his control, said these highly significant and wise words-
Sanskrit: उदारं यद् भवानाह नैतच्चित्रं भवद्विधे। विहितो यस्तु मार्गो मे हितार्थं शृणु तं मम॥
English: You have spoken most magnanimously. It could be expected from one like you. Hear I shall describe the expedient I have thought of for benefiting both of us.
Sanskrit: अहं त्वानुप्रवेक्ष्यामि नकुलान्मे महद् भयम्। त्रायस्व भो मा वधीस्त्वं शक्तोऽस्मि तव रक्षणे॥
English: I will crouch myself beneath your body. I am in great fear of the mongoose. Do you save me. Kill me not. I am capable to save you.
Sanskrit: उलूकाच्चैव मां रक्ष क्षुद्रः अहं छेत्स्यामि ते पाशान् सखे सत्येन ते शपे॥ प्रार्थयते हि माम्।
English: O friend, this owl is also wishing for my life, so you may protect me. I shall cut the strings at that it is true.
Sanskrit: तद्वचः संगतं श्रुत्वा लोमशो युक्तमर्थवत्। हर्षादुद्वीक्ष्य पलितं स्वागतेनाभ्यपूजयत्॥
English: Hearing the words of the mouse at that proper time, knowing very useful Lomasha praised him looking with a smile.
Sanskrit: तं सम्पूज्याथ पलितं मार्जारः सौहृदे स्थितः। स विचिन्त्याब्रवीद् धीरः प्रीतस्त्वरित एव च॥
English: Having praised Palita, the cat which was friendly disposed, thought for a moment, and gladly said without losing any time,-
Sanskrit: शीघ्रमागच्छ भद्रं ते त्वं मे प्राणसमः सखा। तव प्राज्ञ प्रसादाद्धि प्रायः प्राप्स्यामि जीवितम्॥
English: Come quickly to me. Blessed be you, who are, indeed, a friend dear to me as life.o you of great wisdom, through your grace I have almost regained my life.
Sanskrit: यद् यदेवंगतेनाद्य शक्यं कर्तुं मया तव। तदाज्ञापय कर्तास्मि संधिरेवास्तु नौ सखे।॥
English: Whatever I can do, tell me and I shall do it for your. Let there be peace between us, O friend.
Sanskrit: अस्मात् तु संकटान्मुक्तः समित्रगणबान्धवः। सर्वकार्याणि कर्ताऽहं प्रियाणि च हितानि च॥
English: Freed from this danger, I shall with all iny friends and relatives, do what is agreeable and good to you.