36 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 2

the stars were covered by clouds, he mistook the cow for the tiger
and mistakenly cut off the cows’ head with great force.

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ast era framed: |
Prerara wat tat tH IT ATT II 9 II

vydghro "pi urkna-sravano
nistrimsdgrahatas tatah

niscakrama bhrsam bhito
raktam pathi samutsrjan

vydghrah—the tiger; api—also; vrkna-sravanah—its ear being cut
off; nistrimsa-agra-Ghatah—because of being cut by the tip of the
sword; tatah—thereafter; niscakrama—fled (from that place);
bhrsam—very much; bhitah—being afraid; raktam—blood; pathi—on
the road; samutsrjan—discharging.

TRANSLATION

Because the tiger’s ear had been cut by the edge of the sword,
the tiger was very afraid, and it fled from that place, while bleed-
ing on the street.

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WIA et SIH TA: wae |
agra seat Tr eget fhe g:faa: cit

manyamano hatam vyaghram
prsadhrah para-vira-ha

adraksit sva-hatam babhrum
vyustayam nisi duhkhitah

manyamanah—thinking that; hatam—has been killed; vyaghram—
the tiger; prsadhrah—Manu’s son Prsadhra; para-vira-ha—although
quite able to punish the enemy; adrdksit—saw; sva-hatam—had been
