Shloka 33

ततस्ते मूषिका: सर्वे समेत्यान्यो<न्यमन्रुवन्‌ । मातुलो वर्धते नित्यं वयं क्षीयामहे भूशम्‌,“तब वे चूहे परस्पर मिलकर एक-दूसरेसे कहने लगे--'क्यों जी! क्या कारण है कि मामा तो नित्य मोटा-ताजा होता जा रहा है और हमारी संख्या बड़े वेगसे घटती चली जा रही है!

tataste mūṣikāḥ sarve sametyānyonyam anruvan | mātulo vardhate nityaṁ vayaṁ kṣīyāmahe bhūśam ||

قال سنجيا: عندئذٍ اجتمعت الفئرانُ كلُّها وقال بعضُها لبعض: «خالُنا يزداد سِمَنًا كلَّ يوم، ونحن ننقصُ نقصًا شديدًا!» وتُفصحُ العبارةُ عن قلقٍ أخلاقيٍّ من عللٍ خفيّة وراء ربحٍ غير متكافئ وخسارةٍ جماعية، وتدفع إلى التفتيش عن استغلالٍ مستورٍ أو خطرٍ كامنٍ داخل الجماعة.

ततःthen/from there
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
तेthose/they
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मूषिकाःmice/rats
मूषिकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमूषिक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
समेत्यhaving come together
समेत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + इ (इण्)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for ktvā)
अन्यःone (other)
अन्यः:
Karta
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अन्यम्another (other one)
अन्यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अन्रुवन्they said/told
अन्रुवन्:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु + ब्रू (ब्रूञ्)
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
मातुलःmaternal uncle
मातुलः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमातुल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वर्धतेgrows/increases
वर्धते:
TypeVerb
Rootवृध्
FormPresent (Laṭ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada
नित्यम्always/constantly
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
वयम्we
वयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormNominative, Plural
क्षीयामहेwe diminish/decline
क्षीयामहे:
TypeVerb
Rootक्षि (क्षी)
FormPresent (Laṭ), 1st, Plural, Ātmanepada
भूशम्greatly/excessively
भूशम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभूशम्

संजय उवाच

संजय (Sanjaya)
मूषिकाः (the mice)
मातुलः (maternal uncle of the mice)

Educational Q&A

When one party prospers while the many decline, it signals an underlying cause—often hidden exploitation or danger—so a community should investigate rather than accept the imbalance as normal.

The mice assemble and discuss an alarming pattern: their ‘maternal uncle’ is becoming fatter every day, while their own numbers are rapidly decreasing, implying that something is wrong and prompting collective concern.