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.
TEXTS 5-6
UF AME AAT Al BRA Waa |
TAT Head Aca Tels TAA = U4 II
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BRM AAT Rotate Ae
HATAATNS TAA: TTTKAU! & I
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
