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50 passagesअथ तौ द्वाव् अपि गृहं प्राप्य पित्रोर् अग्रतो ज्येष्ठ-भ्रातृ-चेष्टितम् ऊचतुः-यथा गजं दृष्ट्वा दूरतो ऽपि नष्टः ।
Then the two, having reached home, told their parents in the presence of their elder brother what he had done: just as, on seeing an elephant, one flees even from far away.
सो ऽपि तद् आकर्ण्य कोपाविष्ट-मनाः प्रस्फुरिताधर-पल्लवस् ताम्रलोचनस् त्रिशिखां भ्रुकुटिं कृत्वा तौ निर्भर्त्सयन् परुषतर-वचनान्य् उवाच-ततः सिंह्यै कान्ते नीत्वा प्रबोधितो ऽसौ-वत्स ! मैवं कदाचिज् जल्प । भवदीय-लघु-भ्रातराव् एतौ ।
He too, hearing that, became filled with anger. With his lower lip trembling, his eyes copper-red, and having made a three-peaked frown, he reprimanded the two and spoke very harsh words. Then, after the lioness, his beloved, had taken him aside and brought him to his senses, he said: “My child, never speak like this. These two are your younger brothers.”
अथासौ प्रभूत-कोपाविष्टस् ताम् उवाच-किम् अहम् एताभ्यां शौर्येण रूपेण विद्याभ्यासेन कौशलेन वा हीनः ? येन माम् उपहसतः । तन् मयावश्यम् एतौ व्यापादनीयौ ।
Then, filled with great anger, he said to her: “Am I inferior to these two in valor, appearance, learning, or skill, that they mock me? Therefore I must certainly kill these two.”
तद् आकर्ण्य सिंही तस्य जीवितम् इच्छन्त्य् अन्तर् विहस्य प्राह-तत् सम्यक् शृणु । त्वं शृगाली-सुतः । कृपया मया स्वस्तन-क्षीरेण पुष्टिं नीतः । तद् यावद् एतौ मत्-पुत्रौ शिशुत्वात् त्वां शृगालं न जानीतः, तावद् द्रुततरं गत्वा स्वजातीयानां मध्ये भव । नो चेद् आभ्यां हतो मृत्यु-पथं समेष्यसि । सो ऽपि तद्-वचनं श्रुत्वा भय-व्याकुल-मनाः शनैः शनैर् अपसृत्य स्व-जात्या मिलितः । तस्मात् त्वं अपि यावद् एते राज-पुत्रास् त्वां कुलालं नजानन्ति, तावद् द्रुततरम् अपसर । नो चेद् एतेषां सकाशाद् विडम्बनां प्राप्य मरिष्यामि । कुलालो ऽपि तद् आकर्ण्य सत्वरं प्रणष्टः ।
Hearing that, the lioness, wishing for his life and laughing inwardly, said: “Listen carefully to this. You are the son of a she-jackal. Out of compassion, I raised you on milk from my own breast. Therefore, while these two sons of mine, because of their childhood, do not know you to be a jackal, go quickly and stay among your own kind. Otherwise, killed by these two, you will reach the path of death.” Hearing these words, he too, his mind agitated by fear, slowly withdrew and joined his own kind. Therefore you too, while these royal sons do not know you to be a potter, withdraw very quickly. Otherwise, having received ridicule from them, I shall die. The potter too, hearing that, fled swiftly.
अतो ऽहं ब्रवीमि-स्वार्थम् उत्सृज्य यो दम्भी (३८) इति ।
Therefore I say: “The boastful man who abandons his own interest …”
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