Tipiṭaka

Jātaka 438

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Navakanipāta

Gijjhavagga

12. Daddarajātaka

1 “Yo te puttake akhādi,

dinnabhatto adūsake;

Tasmiṁ dāṭhaṁ nipātehi,

mā te muccittha jīvato”.

2 “Ākiṇṇaluddo puriso,

dhāticelaṁva makkhito;

Padesaṁ taṁ na passāmi,

yattha dāṭhaṁ nipātaye.

3 Akataññussa posassa,

niccaṁ vivaradassino;

Sabbañce pathaviṁ dajjā,

neva naṁ abhirādhaye”.

4 “Kiṁ nu subāhu taramānarūpo,

Paccāgatosi saha māṇavena;

Kiṁ kiccamatthaṁ idhamatthi tuyhaṁ,

Akkhāhi me pucchito etamatthaṁ”.

5 “Yo te sakhā daddaro sādhurūpo,

Tassa vadhaṁ parisaṅkāmi ajja;

Purisassa kammāyatanāni sutvā,

Nāhaṁ sukhiṁ daddaraṁ ajja maññe”.

6 “Kānissa kammāyatanāni assu,

Purisassa vuttisamodhānatāya;

Kaṁ vā paṭiññaṁ purisassa sutvā,

Parisaṅkasi daddaraṁ māṇavena”.

7 “Ciṇṇā kaliṅgā caritā vaṇijjā,

Vettācaro saṅkupathopi ciṇṇo;

Naṭehi ciṇṇaṁ saha vākurehi,

Daṇḍena yuddhampi samajjamajjhe.

8 Baddhā kulīkā mitamāḷhakena,

Akkhā jitā saṁyamo abbhatīto;

Abbāhitaṁ pubbakaṁ aḍḍharattaṁ,

Hatthā daḍḍhā piṇḍapaṭiggahena.

9 Tānissa kammāyatanāni assu,

Purisassa vuttisamodhānatāya;

Yathā ayaṁ dissati lomapiṇḍo,

Gāvo hatā kiṁ pana daddarassā”ti.

10 Daddarajātakaṁ dvādasamaṁ.

11 Navakanipātaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

12 Tassuddānaṁ

13 Varagijjha samajjana haṁsavaro,

Nidhisavhaya hārita pāṭaliko;

Ajarāmara dhaṅka titikkha kuto,

Atha dvādasa pekkhana daddaribhīti.

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