Hitopadesha 1.21.p1

1.21.p1

iti cintayann evāsau vyāghreṇa dhṛtvā vyāpāditaḥ khāditaś ca | ato 'haṃ bravīmi-kaṅkaṇasya tu lobhenety ādi | ata eva sarvathāvicāritaṃ karma na kartavyam iti | yataḥ-

Here his meditations were cut short by the Tiger devouring him. "And that," said Speckle-neck, "is why we counselled caution."

And those others—