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The Fawn

Migapotakajātaka

“To sorrow for the dead”—This story the Master, whilst dwelling at Jetavana, told about a certain elder. It is said that he admitted a youth to orders, and that this novice, after ministering to him zealously, by and bye fell sick and died. The old man overcome with grief at the youth’s death went about loudly lamenting. The Brethren, failing to console him, raised a discussion in the Hall of Truth, saying, “A certain old man on the death of his novice goes about lamenting. By dwelling on the thought of death, he will surely become a castaway.” When the Master came, he inquired of the Brethren what was the subject they had met to discuss, and on hearing what it was he said, “Not now only, but formerly also, the old man went about lamenting, when this youth died.” And with this he related a story of the past.

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0.1Jātaka
0.2Pañcakanipāta
0.3Aḍḍhavagga

0.42. Migapotakajātaka

1.1PTS 3.214“Agārā paccupetassa,1.2anagārassa te sato;1.3Samaṇassa na taṁ sādhu,1.4yaṁ petamanusocasi”.
2.1“Saṁvāsena have sakka,2.2manussassa migassa vā;2.3Hadaye jāyate pemaṁ,2.4na taṁ sakkā asocituṁ”.
3.1“Mataṁ marissaṁ rodanti,3.2ye rudanti lapanti ca;3.3Tasmā tvaṁ isi mā rodi,3.4roditaṁ moghamāhu santo.
4.1Roditena have brahme,4.2mato peto samuṭṭhahe;4.3Sabbe saṅgamma rodāma,4.4aññamaññassa ñātake”.
5.1PTS 3.215“Ādittaṁ vata maṁ santaṁ,5.2ghatasittaṁva pāvakaṁ;5.3Vārinā viya osiñcaṁ,5.4sabbaṁ nibbāpaye daraṁ.
6.1Abbahi vata me sallaṁ,6.2yamāsi hadayassitaṁ;6.3Yo me sokaparetassa,6.4puttasokaṁ apānudi.
7.1Sohaṁ abbūḷhasallosmi,7.2vītasoko anāvilo;7.3Na socāmi na rodāmi,7.4tava sutvāna vāsavā”ti.

8.1Migapotakajātakaṁ dutiyaṁ.