Tipiṭaka

Jātaka 484

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Jātaka

Pakiṇṇakanipāta

Sālikedāravagga

1. Sālikedārajātaka

1 “Sampannaṁ sālikedāraṁ,

suvā bhuñjanti kosiya;

Paṭivedemi te brahme,

na ne vāretumussahe.

2 Eko ca tattha sakuṇo,

yo nesaṁ sabbasundaro;

Bhutvā sāliṁ yathākāmaṁ,

tuṇḍenādāya gacchati”.

3 “Oḍḍentu vāḷapāsāni,

yathā bajjhetha so dijo;

Jīvañca naṁ gahetvāna,

ānayehi mamantike”.

4 “Ete bhutvā pivitvā ca,

pakkamanti vihaṅgamā;

Eko baddhosmi pāsena,

kiṁ pāpaṁ pakataṁ mayā”.

5 “Udaraṁ nūna aññesaṁ,

suva accodaraṁ tava;

Bhutvā sāliṁ yathākāmaṁ,

tuṇḍenādāya gacchasi.

6 Koṭṭhaṁ nu tattha pūresi,

suva veraṁ nu te mayā;

Puṭṭho me samma akkhāhi,

kuhiṁ sāliṁ nidāhasi”.

7 “Na me veraṁ tayā saddhiṁ,

koṭṭho mayhaṁ na vijjati;

Iṇaṁ muñcāmiṇaṁ dammi,

sampatto koṭasimbaliṁ;

Nidhimpi tattha nidahāmi,

evaṁ jānāhi kosiya”.

8 “Kīdisaṁ te iṇadānaṁ,

iṇamokkho ca kīdiso;

Nidhinidhānamakkhāhi,

atha pāsā pamokkhasi”.

9 “Ajātapakkhā taruṇā,

puttakā mayha kosiya;

Te maṁ bhatā bharissanti,

tasmā tesaṁ iṇaṁ dade.

10 Mātā pitā ca me vuddhā,

jiṇṇakā gatayobbanā;

Tesaṁ tuṇḍena hātūna,

muñce pubbakataṁ iṇaṁ.

11 Aññepi tattha sakuṇā,

khīṇapakkhā sudubbalā;

Tesaṁ puññatthiko dammi,

taṁ nidhiṁ āhu paṇḍitā.

12 Īdisaṁ me iṇadānaṁ,

iṇamokkho ca īdiso;

Nidhinidhānamakkhāmi,

evaṁ jānāhi kosiya”.

13 “Bhaddako vatayaṁ pakkhī,

dijo paramadhammiko;

Ekaccesu manussesu,

ayaṁ dhammo na vijjati.

14 Bhuñja sāliṁ yathākāmaṁ,

saha sabbehi ñātibhi;

Punāpi suva passemu,

piyaṁ me tava dassanaṁ”.

15 “Bhuttañca pītañca tavassamamhi,

Ratī ca no kosiya te sakāse;

Nikkhittadaṇḍesu dadāhi dānaṁ,

Jiṇṇe ca mātāpitaro bharassu”.

16 “Lakkhī vata me udapādi ajja,

Yo addasāsiṁ pavaraṁ dijānaṁ;

Suvassa sutvāna subhāsitāni,

Kāhāmi puññāni anappakāni”.

17 So kosiyo attamano udaggo,

Annañca pānañcabhisaṅkharitvā;

Annena pānena pasannacitto,

Santappayi samaṇabrāhmaṇe cāti.

18 Sālikedārajātakaṁ paṭhamaṁ.

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