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Jātaka

Vīsatinipāta

Mātaṅgavagga

5. Rohaṇamigajātaka

1 “Ete yūthā patiyanti,

bhītā maraṇassa cittaka;

Gaccha tuvampi mākaṅkhi,

jīvissanti tayā saha”.

2 “Nāhaṁ rohaṇa gacchāmi,

hadayaṁ me avakassati;

Na taṁ ahaṁ jahissāmi,

idha hissāmi jīvitaṁ”.

3 “Te hi nūna marissanti,

andhā apariṇāyakā;

Gaccha tuvampi mākaṅkhi,

jīvissanti tayā saha”.

4 “Nāhaṁ rohaṇa gacchāmi,

hadayaṁ me avakassati;

Na taṁ baddhaṁ jahissāmi,

idha hissāmi jīvitaṁ”.

5 “Gaccha bhīru palāyassu,

kūṭe baddhosmi āyase;

Gaccha tuvampi mākaṅkhi,

jīvissanti tayā saha”.

6 “Nāhaṁ rohaṇa gacchāmi,

hadayaṁ me avakassati;

Na taṁ ahaṁ jahissāmi,

idha hissāmi jīvitaṁ”.

7 “Te hi nūna marissanti,

andhā apariṇāyakā;

Gaccha tuvampi mākaṅkhi,

jīvissanti tayā saha”.

8 “Nāhaṁ rohaṇa gacchāmi,

hadayaṁ me avakassati;

Na taṁ baddhaṁ jahissāmi,

idha hissāmi jīvitaṁ”.

9 “Ayaṁ so luddako eti,

luddarūpo sahāvudho;

Yo no vadhissati ajja,

usunā sattiyā api”.

10 “Sā muhuttaṁ palāyitvā,

bhayaṭṭā bhayatajjitā;

Sudukkaraṁ akarā bhīru,

maraṇāyūpanivattatha”.

11 “Kiṁ nu teme migā honti,

muttā baddhaṁ upāsare;

Na taṁ cajitumicchanti,

jīvitassapi kāraṇā”.

12 “Bhātaro honti me ludda,

sodariyā ekamātukā;

Na maṁ cajitumicchanti,

jīvitassapi kāraṇā”.

13 “Te hi nūna marissanti,

andhā apariṇāyakā;

Pañcannaṁ jīvitaṁ dehi,

bhātaraṁ muñca luddaka”.

14 “So vo ahaṁ pamokkhāmi,

mātāpettibharaṁ migaṁ;

Nandantu mātāpitaro,

muttaṁ disvā mahāmigaṁ”.

15 “Evaṁ luddaka nandassu,

saha sabbehi ñātibhi;

Yathāhamajja nandāmi,

muttaṁ disvā mahāmigaṁ”.

16 “Kathaṁ tvaṁ pamokkho āsi,

Upanītasmi jīvite;

Kathaṁ putta amocesi,

Kūṭapāsamha luddako”.

17 “Bhaṇaṁ kaṇṇasukhaṁ vācaṁ,

hadayaṅgaṁ hadayassitaṁ;

Subhāsitāhi vācāhi,

cittako maṁ amocayi.

18 Bhaṇaṁ kaṇṇasukhaṁ vācaṁ,

hadayaṅgaṁ hadayassitaṁ;

Subhāsitāhi vācāhi,

sutanā maṁ amocayi.

19 Sutvā kaṇṇasukhaṁ vācaṁ,

hadayaṅgaṁ hadayassitaṁ;

Subhāsitāni sutvāna,

luddako maṁ amocayi”.

20 “Evaṁ ānandito hotu,

saha dārehi luddako;

Yathā mayajja nandāma,

disvā rohaṇamāgataṁ”.

21 “Nanu tvaṁ avaca ludda,

‘migacammāni āhariṁ’;

Atha kena nu vaṇṇena,

migacammāni nāhari”.

22 “Āgamā ceva hatthatthaṁ,

kūṭapāsañca so migo;

Abajjhi taṁ migarājaṁ,

tañca muttā upāsare.

23 Tassa me ahu saṁvego,

abbhuto lomahaṁsano;

Imañcāhaṁ migaṁ haññe,

ajja hissāmi jīvitaṁ”.

24 “Kīdisā te migā ludda,

kīdisā dhammikā migā;

Kathaṁvaṇṇā kathaṁsīlā,

bāḷhaṁ kho ne pasaṁsasi”.

25 “Odātasiṅgā sucivālā,

jātarūpatacūpamā;

Pādā lohitakā tesaṁ,

añjitakkhā manoramā”.

26 “Edisā te migā deva,

edisā dhammikā migā;

Mātāpettibharā deva,

na te so abhihārituṁ”.

27 “Dammi nikkhasataṁ ludda,

thūlañca maṇikuṇḍalaṁ;

Catussadañca pallaṅkaṁ,

umāpupphasarinnibhaṁ.

28 Dve ca sādisiyo bhariyā,

usabhañca gavaṁ sataṁ;

Dhammena rajjaṁ kāressaṁ,

bahukāro mesi luddaka.

29 Kasivāṇijjā iṇadānaṁ,

uñchācariyā ca luddaka;

Etena dāraṁ posehi,

mā pāpaṁ akarī punāti”.

30 Rohaṇamigajātakaṁ pañcamaṁ.

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