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Jātaka

Aṭṭhakanipāta

Kaccānivagga

9. Aṭṭhānajātaka

1 “Gaṅgā kumudinī santā,

saṅkhavaṇṇā ca kokilā;

Jambu tālaphalaṁ dajjā,

atha nūna tadā siyā.

2 Yadā kacchapalomānaṁ,

pāvāro tividho siyā;

Hemantikaṁ pāvuraṇaṁ,

atha nūna tadā siyā.

3 Yadā makasapādānaṁ,

aṭṭālo sukato siyā;

Daḷho ca avikampī ca,

atha nūna tadā siyā.

4 Yadā sasavisāṇānaṁ,

nisseṇī sukatā siyā;

Saggassārohaṇatthāya,

atha nūna tadā siyā.

5 Yadā nisseṇimāruyha,

candaṁ khādeyyu mūsikā;

Rāhuñca paripāteyyuṁ,

atha nūna tadā siyā.

6 Yadā surāghaṭaṁ pitvā,

makkhikā gaṇacāriṇī;

Aṅgāre vāsaṁ kappeyyuṁ,

atha nūna tadā siyā.

7 Yadā bimboṭṭhasampanno,

gadrabho sumukho siyā;

Kusalo naccagītassa,

atha nūna tadā siyā.

8 Yadā kākā ulūkā ca,

mantayeyyuṁ rahogatā;

Aññamaññaṁ pihayeyyuṁ,

atha nūna tadā siyā.

9 Yadā muḷāla pattānaṁ,

chattaṁ thirataraṁ siyā;

Vassassa paṭighātāya,

atha nūna tadā siyā.

10 Yadā kulako sakuṇo,

pabbataṁ gandhamādanaṁ;

Tuṇḍenādāya gaccheyya,

atha nūna tadā siyā.

11 Yadā sāmuddikaṁ nāvaṁ,

sayantaṁ savaṭākaraṁ;

Ceṭo ādāya gaccheyya,

atha nūna tadā siyā”ti.

12 Aṭṭhānajātakaṁ navamaṁ.

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