खनन् आखुबिलं सिंहः पाषाणशकलाकुलम्।
प्राप्नोति नखभङ्गं वा फलं वा मूषको भवेत्॥
khanan ākhubilaṃ siṃhaḥ pāṣāṇaśakalākulam।
prāpnoti nakhabhaṅgaṃ vā phalaṃ vā mūṣako bhavet॥
If a lion tries to scrape a rat -hole with its nails, the nails will break. However, the result would be that it will only get to eat a rat.
पहाड़ पर यदि सिंह चूहे का बिल अपने नाखून से कुरेदने लगेगा, तब सिंह के नाखून टूट जाएँगे। फल स्वरूप में सिंह को ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा चूहा खाने को मिलेगा।
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