Tipiṭaka

Jātaka 515

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Jātaka

Tiṁsanipāta

Kiṁchandavagga

5. Sambhavajātaka

1 “Rajjañca paṭipannāsma,

ādhipaccaṁ sucīrata;

Mahattaṁ pattumicchāmi,

vijetuṁ pathaviṁ imaṁ.

2 Dhammena no adhammena,

adhammo me na ruccati;

Kiccova dhammo carito,

rañño hoti sucīrata.

3 Idha cevāninditā yena,

pecca yena aninditā;

Yasaṁ devamanussesu,

yena pappomu brāhmaṇa.

4 Yohaṁ atthañca dhammañca,

kattumicchāmi brāhmaṇa;

Taṁ tvaṁ atthañca dhammañca,

brāhmaṇakkhāhi pucchito”.

5 “Nāññatra vidhurā rāja,

etadakkhātumarahati;

Yaṁ tvaṁ atthañca dhammañca,

kattumicchasi khattiya”.

6 “Ehi kho pahito gaccha,

vidhurassa upantikaṁ;

Nikkhañcimaṁ suvaṇṇassa,

haraṁ gaccha sucīrata;

Abhihāraṁ imaṁ dajjā,

atthadhammānusiṭṭhiyā”.

7 Svādhippāgā bhāradvājo,

vidhurassa upantikaṁ;

Tamaddasa mahābrahmā,

asamānaṁ sake ghare.

8 “Raññohaṁ pahito dūto,

korabyassa yasassino;

‘Atthaṁ dhammañca pucchesi’,

iccabravi yudhiṭṭhilo;

Taṁ tvaṁ atthañca dhammañca,

vidhurakkhāhi pucchito”.

9 “Gaṅgaṁ me pidahissanti,

na taṁ sakkomi brāhmaṇa;

Apidhetuṁ mahāsindhuṁ,

taṁ kathaṁ so bhavissati;

Na te sakkomi akkhātuṁ,

atthaṁ dhammañca pucchito.

10 Bhadrakāro ca me putto,

oraso mama atrajo;

Taṁ tvaṁ atthañca dhammañca,

gantvā pucchassu brāhmaṇa”.

11 Svādhippāgā bhāradvājo,

bhadrakārassupantikaṁ;

Tamaddasa mahābrahmā,

nisinnaṁ samhi vesmani.

12 “Raññohaṁ pahito dūto,

korabyassa yasassino;

‘Atthaṁ dhammañca pucchesi’,

iccabravi yudhiṭṭhilo;

Taṁ tvaṁ atthañca dhammañca,

bhadrakāra pabrūhi me”.

13 “Maṁsakājaṁ avahāya,

godhaṁ anupatāmahaṁ;

Na te sakkomi akkhātuṁ,

atthaṁ dhammañca pucchito.

14 Sañcayo nāma me bhātā,

kaniṭṭho me sucīrata;

Taṁ tvaṁ atthañca dhammañca,

gantvā pucchassu brāhmaṇa”.

15 Svādhippāgā bhāradvājo,

sañcayassa upantikaṁ;

Tamaddasa mahābrahmā,

nisinnaṁ samhi vesmani.

16 “Raññohaṁ pahito dūto,

korabyassa yasassino;

‘Atthaṁ dhammañca pucchesi’,

iccabravi yudhiṭṭhilo;

Taṁ tvaṁ atthañca dhammañca,

sañcayakkhāhi pucchito”.

17 “Sadā maṁ gilate maccu,

sāyaṁ pāto sucīrata;

Na te sakkomi akkhātuṁ,

atthaṁ dhammañca pucchito.

18 Sambhavo nāma me bhātā,

kaniṭṭho me sucīrata;

Taṁ tvaṁ atthañca dhammañca,

gantvā pucchassu brāhmaṇa”.

19 “Abbhuto vata bho dhammo,

nāyaṁ asmāka ruccati;

Tayo janā pitāputtā,

te su paññāya no vidū.

20 Na taṁ sakkotha akkhātuṁ,

atthaṁ dhammañca pucchitā;

Kathaṁ nu daharo jaññā,

atthaṁ dhammañca pucchito”.

21 “Mā naṁ daharoti uññāsi,

apucchitvāna sambhavaṁ;

Pucchitvā sambhavaṁ jaññā,

atthaṁ dhammañca brāhmaṇa.

22 Yathāpi cando vimalo,

gacchaṁ ākāsadhātuyā;

Sabbe tārāgaṇe loke,

ābhāya atirocati.

23 Evampi daharūpeto,

paññāyogena sambhavo;

Mā naṁ daharoti uññāsi,

apucchitvāna sambhavaṁ;

Pucchitvā sambhavaṁ jaññā,

atthaṁ dhammañca brāhmaṇa.

24 Yathāpi rammako māso,

gimhānaṁ hoti brāhmaṇa;

Atevaññehi māsehi,

dumapupphehi sobhati.

25 Evampi daharūpeto,

paññāyogena sambhavo;

Mā naṁ daharoti uññāsi,

apucchitvāna sambhavaṁ;

Pucchitvā sambhavaṁ jaññā,

atthaṁ dhammañca brāhmaṇa.

26 Yathāpi himavā brahme,

pabbato gandhamādano;

Nānārukkhehi sañchanno,

mahābhūtagaṇālayo;

Osadhehi ca dibbehi,

disā bhāti pavāti ca.

27 Evampi daharūpeto,

paññāyogena sambhavo;

Mā naṁ daharoti uññāsi,

apucchitvāna sambhavaṁ;

Pucchitvā sambhavaṁ jaññā,

atthaṁ dhammañca brāhmaṇa.

28 Yathāpi pāvako brahme,

accimālī yasassimā;

Jalamāno vane gacche,

analo kaṇhavattanī.

29 Ghatāsano dhūmaketu,

uttamāhevanandaho;

Nisīthe pabbataggasmiṁ,

pahūtedho virocati.

30 Evampi daharūpeto,

paññāyogena sambhavo;

Mā naṁ daharoti uññāsi,

apucchitvāna sambhavaṁ;

Pucchitvā sambhavaṁ jaññā,

atthaṁ dhammañca brāhmaṇa.

31 Javena bhadraṁ jānanti,

balībaddañca vāhiye;

Dohena dhenuṁ jānanti,

bhāsamānañca paṇḍitaṁ.

32 Evampi daharūpeto,

paññāyogena sambhavo;

Mā naṁ daharoti uññāsi,

apucchitvāna sambhavaṁ;

Pucchitvā sambhavaṁ jaññā,

atthaṁ dhammañca brāhmaṇa”.

33 Svādhippāgā bhāradvājo,

sambhavassa upantikaṁ;

Tamaddasa mahābrahmā,

kīḷamānaṁ bahīpure.

34 “Raññohaṁ pahito dūto,

korabyassa yasassino;

‘Atthaṁ dhammañca pucchesi’,

iccabravi yudhiṭṭhilo;

Taṁ tvaṁ atthañca dhammañca,

sambhavakkhāhi pucchito”.

35 “Taggha te ahamakkhissaṁ,

yathāpi kusalo tathā;

Rājā ca kho taṁ jānāti,

yadi kāhati vā na vā.

36 ‘Ajja suve’ti saṁseyya,

raññā puṭṭho sucīrata;

Mā katvā avasī rājā,

atthe jāte yudhiṭṭhilo.

37 Ajjhattaññeva saṁseyya,

raññā puṭṭho sucīrata;

Kummaggaṁ na niveseyya,

yathā mūḷho acetaso.

38 Attānaṁ nātivatteyya,

adhammaṁ na samācare;

Atitthe nappatāreyya,

anatthe na yuto siyā.

39 Yo ca etāni ṭhānāni,

kattuṁ jānāti khattiyo;

Sadā so vaḍḍhate rājā,

sukkapakkheva candimā.

40 Ñātīnañca piyo hoti,

mittesu ca virocati;

Kāyassa bhedā sappañño,

saggaṁ so upapajjatī”ti.

41 Sambhavajātakaṁ pañcamaṁ.

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