api svid asau bhagavān uḍu-patir enaṁ mṛga-pati-bhayān mṛta- mātaraṁ mṛga-bālakaṁ svāśrama-paribhraṣṭam anukampayā kṛpaṇa- jana-vatsalaḥ paripāti.

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.