Shloka 8
स यदा भक्षितस्तेन श्येनेनाखु: पतत्त्रिणा । तदाहं तमनुज्ञाप्य प्रत्युपायां पुनर्ग.हम्,जब उस पफक्षिप्रवर बाजने चूहेको खा लिया, तब मैं उसकी आज्ञा लेकर पुन: घर लौट आयी
sa yadā bhakṣitas tena śyenena ākhuḥ patattriṇā | tadāhaṃ tam anu-jñāpya pratyupāyāṃ punar gṛham ||
Cuando aquel ratón fue devorado por el halcón, el más excelso entre las aves, me despedí de él con su venia y regresé de nuevo a casa.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores acceptance of inevitable outcomes and the ethical response of restraint and propriety—taking leave and returning without agitation—highlighting impermanence and non-attachment.
A mouse is devoured by a hawk; after this event, the narrator (speaking in the first person within the reported story) takes permission from the relevant party and returns home.