Text 6]
The Dynasties of the Sons of Manu
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TRANSLATION
Once at night, while it was raining, a tiger entered the land of the cowshed. Upon seeing the tiger, all the cows, who were lying down, got up in fear and scattered here and there on the land.
TEXTS 5-6
एकां जग्राह बलवान् सा चुक्रोश भयातुरा । तस्यास्तु क्रन्दितं श्रुत्वा पृष्ठ्रोऽ नुससार ह ॥ ५ ॥ खड्गमादाय तरसा ग्रलीनोडुगणे निशि । अजानन्नच्छिनोद् बभ्रोःशिरः शार्दूलशङ्कया ॥ ६ ॥
ekām jagrāha balavān sā cukrośa bhayāturā tasyās tu kranditam śrutvā prṣadhro 'nusasāra ha
khaḍgam ādāya tarasā pralīnoḍu-gaṇe niśi ajānann acchinod babhroḥ śiraḥ śārdūla-śaṅkayā
ekām —one of the cows;  jagrāha —seized;  balavān —the strong tiger;  sā —that cow;  cukrośa —began to cry;  bhaya-āturā —in distress and fear;  tasyāḥ —of her;  tu —but;  kranditam —the screaming;  śrutvā —hearing;  prṣadhraḥ —Prṣadhra;  anusasāra ha —followed;  khaḍgam —sword;  ādāya —taking;  tarasā —very hastily;  pralīna-uḍu-gaṇe —when the stars were covered by clouds;  niśi —at night;  ajānan —without knowledge;  acchinot —cut off;  babhroḥ —of the cow;  śiraḥ —the head;  śārdūla-śaṅkayā —mistaking it for the head of the tiger.
TRANSLATION
When the very strong tiger seized the cow, the cow screamed in distress and fear, and Prṣadhra, hearing the screaming, immediately followed the sound. He took up his sword, but because