bhīta dekhi' - seeing me so afraid; siṁha - the lion; bale - says; ha-iyā - becoming; sa-daya - merciful; tore - unto you; śikṣā - lesson; dite - to give; kailu - I have done; tora - your; parājaya - defeat.

“Seeing me so afraid, the lion said, ‘I have defeated you just to teach you a lesson, but I must be merciful to you.