Thus addressed by the mouse with these beneficial words, the intelligent and eloquent cat, impatient of saving his life, addressed the mouse in the following words.
एवमुक्तस्तु मार्जारो मूषिकेणात्मनो हितम्। वचनं वाक्यतत्त्वज्ञो जीवितार्थी महामतिः॥