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The Snake-Charmer

Ahituṇḍikajātaka

“Lo! here we lie”—This story the Master, whilst living at Jetavana, told concerning an aged priest. The story has been already related in full in the Salaka Birth.

Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Pañcakanipāta
  • 0.3Vaṇṇārohavagga

0.45. Ahituṇḍikajātaka

1.1PTS 3.198“Dhuttomhi samma sumukha,1.2jūte akkhaparājito;1.3Harehi ambapakkāni,1.4vīriyaṁ te bhakkhayāmase”.

2.1“Alikaṁ vata maṁ samma,2.2abhūtena pasaṁsasi;2.3Ko te suto vā diṭṭho vā,2.4sumukho nāma makkaṭo.

3.1PTS 3.199Ajjāpi me taṁ manasi,3.2yaṁ maṁ tvaṁ ahituṇḍika;3.3Dhaññāpaṇaṁ pavisitvā,3.4matto chātaṁ hanāsi maṁ.

4.1Tāhaṁ saraṁ dukkhaseyyaṁ,4.2api rajjampi kāraye;4.3Nevāhaṁ yācito dajjaṁ,4.4tathā hi bhayatajjito.

5.1Yañca jaññā kule jātaṁ,5.2Gabbhe tittaṁ amacchariṁ;5.3Tena sakhiñca mittañca,5.4Dhīro sandhātumarahatī”ti.

6.1Ahituṇḍikajātakaṁ pañcamaṁ.