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The Young Man Sutanū

Sutanujātaka

“The King has sent”—The Master told this tale while dwelling in Jetavana, concerning a Brother who supported his mother. The occasion will appear in the Sama Birth.

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

0.43. Sutanujātaka

1.1PTS 3.327“Rājā te bhattaṁ pāhesi,1.2Suciṁ maṁsūpasecanaṁ;1.3Maghadevasmiṁ adhivatthe,1.4Ehi nikkhamma bhuñjasu”.

2.1PTS 3.328“Ehi māṇava orena,2.2bhikkhamādāya sūpitaṁ;2.3Tvañca māṇava bhikkhā ca,2.4ubho bhakkhā bhavissatha”.

3.1“Appakena tuvaṁ yakkha,3.2thullamatthaṁ jahissasi;3.3Bhikkhaṁ te nāharissanti,3.4janā maraṇasaññino.

4.1Laddhāya yakkhā tava niccabhikkhaṁ,4.2Suciṁ paṇītaṁ rasasā upetaṁ;4.3Bhikkhañca te āhariyo naro idha,4.4Sudullabho hehiti bhakkhite mayi”.

5.1PTS 3.329“Mameva sutano attho,5.2yathā bhāsasi māṇava;5.3Mayā tvaṁ samanuññāto,5.4sotthiṁ passāhi mātaraṁ.

6.1Khaggaṁ chattañca pātiñca,6.2gacchamādāya māṇava;6.3Sotthiṁ passatu te mātā,6.4tvañca passāhi mātaraṁ”.

7.1“Evaṁ yakkha sukhī hohi,7.2saha sabbehi ñātibhi;7.3Dhanañca me adhigataṁ,7.4rañño ca vacanaṁ katan”ti.

8.1Sutanujātakaṁ tatiyaṁ.