Burning with grief, the jackal, however, who was master of the science of policy, salutated the king of beasts and solicited his permission for sacrificing his life by observing the Praya vow.
अनुज्ञाप्य मृगेन्द्रं तु गोमायुर्नीतिशास्त्रवित्। तेनामर्षेण संतप्तः प्रायमासितुमैच्छत॥