Shloka 41

Devanagari script

एतच्छुत्वा वच: सर्वे मूषिका विप्रदुद्गुवुः । बिडालो<पि स दुष्टात्मा जगामैव यथागतम्‌,“कोलिककी यह बात सुनकर सब चूहे भाग गये और वह दुष्टात्मा बिलाव भी अपना- सा मुँह लेकर जैसे आया था, वैसे चला गया

Transliteration

etac chrutvā vacaḥ sarve mūṣikā vipradudruvuḥ | biḍālo 'pi sa duṣṭātmā jagāmaiva yathāgatam ||

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「その言葉を聞くや、鼠たちは皆、恐慌して逃げ散った。あの邪悪な猫もまた、うなだれて、来たときのままに立ち去った。」

Word by Word

एतत्this (thing)

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

वचःspeech, words

सर्वेall

मूषिकाःmice

विप्रदुद्गुवुःran away, fled

बिडालःcat

अपिalso, even

सःhe

दुष्टात्माwicked-souled one

जगामwent

एवindeed, just

यथाas, just as

आगतम्come, arrived

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

mice (mūṣikāḥ)

cat (biḍālaḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When harmful intent is exposed, deception loses its power; the wise respond with discernment and timely withdrawal, prioritizing safety over engagement with a known predator.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing the cat’s words (and recognizing the danger), the mice scatter and escape; the cat, thwarted and disgraced, departs without achieving its aim.