Seeing him thus enclosed within the body of the cat, the mongoose and the owl both gave up hopes of catching their prey.
लीनं तु तस्य गात्रेषु मार्जारस्य च मूषिकम्। दृष्ट्वा तौ नकुलोलूको निराशौ प्रत्यपद्यताम्॥