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Jātaka

Sattakanipāta

Kukkuvagga

9. Kapijātaka

1 “Yattha verī nivasati,

na vase tattha paṇḍito;

Ekarattaṁ dirattaṁ vā,

dukkhaṁ vasati verisu.

2 Diso ve lahucittassa,

posassānuvidhīyato;

Ekassa kapino hetu,

yūthassa anayo kato.

3 Bālova paṇḍitamānī,

yūthassa parihārako;

Sacittassa vasaṁ gantvā,

sayethāyaṁ yathā kapi.

4 Na sādhu balavā bālo,

yūthassa parihārako;

Ahito bhavati ñātīnaṁ,

sakuṇānaṁva cetako.

5 Dhīrova balavā sādhu,

yūthassa parihārako;

Hito bhavati ñātīnaṁ,

tidasānaṁva vāsavo.

6 Yo ca sīlañca paññañca,

sutañcattani passati;

Ubhinnamatthaṁ carati,

attano ca parassa ca.

7 Tasmā tuleyya mattānaṁ,

sīlapaññāsutāmiva;

Gaṇaṁ vā parihare dhīro,

eko vāpi paribbaje”ti.

8 Kapijātakaṁ navamaṁ.

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