Text 6] The Dynasties of the Sons of Manu 35

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.

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ekam jagraha balavan
sé cukrosa bhayatura
tasyds tu kranditam srutva
prsadhro ’nusasara ha

khadgam dadaya tarasa
pralinodu-gane nisi

aj@nann acchinod babhroh
Sirah sarditla-sankaya

ekdm—one of the cows; jagraha—seized; balavin—the strong tiger;
sa—that cow; cukrosa—began to cry; bhaya-dturd—in distress and
fear; tasyah—of her; tu—but; kranditam—the screaming; srutva—
hearing; prsadhrah—Prsadhra; anusasdra ha—followed; khadgam—
sword; dddya—taking; tarasd—very hastily; pralina-udu-gane—when
the stars were covered by clouds; nisi—at night; ajanan—without
knowledge; acchinot—cut off; babhroh—of the cow; sirah—the head;
Sardila-sankaya—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 Prsadhra, hearing the screaming, im-
mediately followed the sound. He took up his sword, but because
