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Mittāmittajātaka

“How should the wise”—This story the Master told while dwelling in Jetavana, about an upright courtier of the king of Kosala.

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

  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Dvādasakanipāta
  • 0.3Cūḷakuṇālavagga

0.410. Mittāmittajātaka

1.1PTS 4.197“Kāni kammāni kubbānaṁ,1.2kathaṁ viññū parakkame;1.3Amittaṁ jāneyya medhāvī,1.4disvā sutvā ca paṇḍito”.

2.1“Na naṁ umhayate disvā,2.2na ca naṁ paṭinandati;2.3Cakkhūni cassa na dadāti,2.4paṭilomañca vattati.

3.1Amitte tassa bhajati,3.2mitte tassa na sevati;3.3Vaṇṇakāme nivāreti,3.4akkosante pasaṁsati.

4.1Guyhañca tassa nakkhāti,4.2tassa guyhaṁ na gūhati;4.3Kammaṁ tassa na vaṇṇeti,4.4paññassa nappasaṁsati.

5.1Abhave nandati tassa,5.2bhave tassa na nandati;5.3Accheraṁ bhojanaṁ laddhā,5.4tassa nuppajjate sati;5.5Tato naṁ nānukampati,5.6aho sopi labheyyito.

6.1Iccete soḷasākārā,6.2amittasmiṁ patiṭṭhitā;6.3Yehi amittaṁ jāneyya,6.4disvā sutvā ca paṇḍito”.

7.1PTS 4.198“Kāni kammāni kubbānaṁ,7.2kathaṁ viññū parakkame;7.3Mittaṁ jāneyya medhāvī,7.4disvā sutvā ca paṇḍito.

8.1Pavutthaṁ tassa sarati,8.2āgataṁ abhinandati;8.3Tato kelāyito hoti,8.4vācāya paṭinandati.

9.1Mitte tasseva bhajati,9.2amitte tassa na sevati;9.3Akkosante nivāreti,9.4vaṇṇakāme pasaṁsati.

10.1Guyhañca tassa akkhāti,10.2tassa guyhañca gūhati;10.3Kammañca tassa vaṇṇeti,10.4paññaṁ tassa pasaṁsati.

11.1Bhave ca nandati tassa,11.2abhave tassa na nandati;11.3Accheraṁ bhojanaṁ laddhā,11.4tassa uppajjate sati;11.5Tato naṁ anukampati,11.6aho sopi labheyyito.

12.1Iccete soḷasākārā,12.2Mittasmiṁ suppatiṭṭhitā;12.3Yehi mittañca jāneyya,12.4Disvā sutvā ca paṇḍito”ti.

13.1Mittāmittajātakaṁ dasamaṁ.

14.1Dvādasakanipātaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

15.1Tassuddānaṁ

16.1Lahucitta sasāla kasanti puna,16.2Atha kāma dasakhaluṭṭhānavaro;16.3Atha kaṇha sukosiya meṇḍavaro,16.4Padumo puna mittavarena dasāti.