Tipiṭaka

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Jātaka

Tiṁsanipāta

Kiṁchandavagga

7. Dakarakkhasajātaka

1 “Sace vo vuyhamānānaṁ,

sattannaṁ udakaṇṇave;

Manussabalimesāno,

nāvaṁ gaṇheyya rakkhaso;

Anupubbaṁ kathaṁ datvā,

muñcesi dakarakkhasā”.

2 “Mātaraṁ paṭhamaṁ dajjaṁ,

Bhariyaṁ datvāna bhātaraṁ;

Tato sahāyaṁ datvāna,

Pañcamaṁ dajjaṁ brāhmaṇaṁ;

Chaṭṭhāhaṁ dajjamattānaṁ,

Neva dajjaṁ mahosadhaṁ”.

3 “Posetā te janettī ca,

dīgharattānukampikā;

Chabbhī tayi padussati,

paṇḍitā atthadassinī;

Aññaṁ upanisaṁ katvā,

vadhā taṁ parimocayi.

4 Taṁ tādisiṁ pāṇadadiṁ,

orasaṁ gabbhadhāriniṁ;

Mātaraṁ kena dosena,

dajjāsi dakarakkhino”.

5 “Daharā viyalaṅkāraṁ,

dhāreti apiḷandhanaṁ;

Dovārike anīkaṭṭhe,

ativelaṁ pajagghati.

6 Athopi paṭirājūnaṁ,

sayaṁ dūtāni sāsati;

Mātaraṁ tena dosena,

dajjāhaṁ dakarakkhino”.

7 “Itthigumbassa pavarā,

accantaṁ piyabhāṇinī;

Anuggatā sīlavatī,

chāyāva anapāyinī.

8 Akkodhanā puññavatī,

paṇḍitā atthadassinī;

Ubbariṁ kena dosena,

dajjāsi dakarakkhino”.

9 “Khiḍḍāratisamāpannaṁ,

anatthavasamāgataṁ;

Sā maṁ sakāna puttānaṁ,

ayācaṁ yācate dhanaṁ.

10 Sohaṁ dadāmi sāratto,

bahuṁ uccāvacaṁ dhanaṁ;

Suduccajaṁ cajitvāna,

pacchā socāmi dummano;

Ubbariṁ tena dosena,

dajjāhaṁ dakarakkhino”.

11 “Yenocitā janapadā,

ānītā ca paṭiggahaṁ;

Ābhataṁ pararajjebhi,

abhiṭṭhāya bahuṁ dhanaṁ.

12 Dhanuggahānaṁ pavaraṁ,

sūraṁ tikhiṇamantinaṁ;

Bhātaraṁ kena dosena,

dajjāsi dakarakkhino”.

13 “Yenocitā janapadā,

ānītā ca paṭiggahaṁ;

Ābhataṁ pararajjebhi,

abhiṭṭhāya bahuṁ dhanaṁ.

14 Dhanuggahānaṁ pavaro,

sūro tikhiṇamanti ca;

Mayāyaṁ sukhito rājā,

atimaññati dārako.

15 Upaṭṭhānampi me ayye,

na so eti yathā pure;

Bhātaraṁ tena dosena,

dajjāhaṁ dakarakkhino”.

16 “Ekarattena ubhayo,

tvañceva dhanusekha ca;

Ubho jātettha pañcālā,

sahāyā susamāvayā.

17 Cariyā taṁ anubandhittho,

ekadukkhasukho tava;

Ussukko te divārattiṁ,

sabbakiccesu byāvaṭo;

Sahāyaṁ kena dosena,

dajjāsi dakarakkhino”.

18 “Cariyā maṁ ayaṁ ayye,

pajagghittho mayā saha;

Ajjāpi tena vaṇṇena,

ativelaṁ pajagghati.

19 Ubbariyāpihaṁ ayye,

mantayāmi rahogato;

Anāmanto pavisati,

pubbe appaṭivedito.

20 Laddhadvāro katokāso,

ahirikaṁ anādaraṁ;

Sahāyaṁ tena dosena,

dajjāhaṁ dakarakkhino”.

21 “Kusalo sabbanimittānaṁ,

rutaññū āgatāgamo;

Uppāte supine yutto,

niyyāne ca pavesane.

22 Paṭṭho bhūmantalikkhasmiṁ,

Nakkhattapadakovido;

Brāhmaṇaṁ kena dosena,

Dajjāsi dakarakkhino”.

23 “Parisāyampi me ayye,

ummīlitvā udikkhati;

Tasmā accabhamuṁ luddaṁ,

dajjāhaṁ dakarakkhino”.

24 “Sasamuddapariyāyaṁ,

mahiṁ sāgarakuṇḍalaṁ;

Vasundharaṁ āvasasi,

amaccaparivārito.

25 Cāturanto mahāraṭṭho,

vijitāvī mahabbalo;

Pathabyā ekarājāsi,

yaso te vipulaṁ gato.

26 Soḷasitthisahassāni,

āmuttamaṇikuṇḍalā;

Nānājanapadā nārī,

devakaññūpamā subhā.

27 Evaṁ sabbaṅgasampannaṁ,

sabbakāmasamiddhinaṁ;

Sukhitānaṁ piyaṁ dīghaṁ,

jīvitaṁ āhu khattiya.

28 Atha tvaṁ kena vaṇṇena,

kena vā pana hetunā;

Paṇḍitaṁ anurakkhanto,

pāṇaṁ cajasi duccajaṁ”.

29 “Yatopi āgato ayye,

mama hatthaṁ mahosadho;

Nābhijānāmi dhīrassa,

anumattampi dukkaṭaṁ.

30 Sace ca kismici kāle,

maraṇaṁ me pure siyā;

So me putte paputte ca,

sukhāpeyya mahosadho.

31 Anāgataṁ paccuppannaṁ,

sabbamatthampi passati;

Anāparādhakammantaṁ,

na dajjaṁ dakarakkhino”.

32 “Idaṁ suṇātha pañcālā,

cūḷaneyyassa bhāsitaṁ;

Paṇḍitaṁ anurakkhanto,

pāṇaṁ cajati duccajaṁ.

33 Mātu bhariyāya bhātucca,

sakhino brāhmaṇassa ca;

Attano cāpi pañcālo,

channaṁ cajati jīvitaṁ.

34 Evaṁ mahatthikā paññā,

nipuṇā sādhucintinī;

Diṭṭhadhammahitatthāya,

samparāyasukhāya cā”ti.

35 Dakarakkhasajātakaṁ sattamaṁ.

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