Hitopadesha 1.36.p1

1.36.p1

iti vicitya pakṣiṇaḥ sarve jālam ādāya utpatitāḥ | anantaraṃ ca vyādhaḥ sudūrāj jālāpahārakāṃs tān avalokya paścād dhāvito 'cintayat-

Having pondered this advice, the Pigeons adopted it; and flew away with the net. At first the fowler, who was at a distance, hoped to recover them, but as they passed out of sight with the snare about them he gave up the pursuit. Perceiving this, the Pigeons said,