Jarita said : O children, I myself saw the great hawk, that best of birds, swoop down with great speed and fly away with the mouse from the hole. I quickly followed the bird and I pronounced blessings upon him for his carrying away the mouse from the hole,
जरितोवाच अहं वेगेन तं यान्तमद्राक्षं पततां वरम्। बिलादालुं समादाय श्येनं पुत्रा महाबलम्॥ तं पतन्तं महावेगात् त्वरिता पृष्ठतोऽन्वगाम्। आशिषोऽस्य प्रयुञ्जाना हरतो मूषिकं बिलात्॥