api svid asau bhagavan udu-patir enam mrga-pati-bhayan mrta-
mataram mrga-balakam svasrama-paribhrastam anukampaya krpana-
jana-vatsalah paripati.
api svit-can it be; asau-that; bhagavan-most powerful; udu-patih-the moon; enam-this; mrga-pati-bhayat-because of fear of the lion; mrta-mataram-who lost its mother; mrga-balakam-the son of a deer; sva-asrama-paribhrastam-who strayed from its asrama; anukampaya-out of compassion; krpana-jana-vatsalah-(the moon) who is very kind to the unhappy men; paripati-now is protecting it.