Simhasanadvatrimshika 14.8

14.8

bhagnāśasya karaṇḍapīḍitatanor mlānendriyasya kṣudhā
kṛtvā 'khur vivaraṃ svayaṃ nipatito naktaṃ mukhe bhoginaḥ
tṛptas tatpiśitena satvaram asau tenai 'va yātaḥ pathā,
svasthas tiṣṭhati; daivam eva hi paraṃ vṛddhau kṣaye kāraṇam. || 8 ||

A mouse, having made a hole, fell by itself at night into the mouth of a serpent / whose hopes were dashed, whose body was compressed in a basket, and whose senses were languid with hunger; / satisfied with its flesh, the serpent quickly departed along that very path / and remains at ease; for destiny alone is the supreme cause in prosperity and in ruin. || 8