Kanika said: O king, hear what happened in the days of yore. O great king, there dwelt in the forest a jackal well-acquainted with the science of politics.
कणिक उवाच शृणु राजन् यथावृत्तं वने निवसतः पुरा॥ जम्बुकस्य महाराज नीतिशास्त्रार्थदर्शिनः।