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Somanassajātaka

“Who does thee harm, etc.”—This story the Master told while dwelling at Jetavana, how Devadatta went about to slay him. Then the Master said, “This is not the first time, Brethren, that Devadatta has sought to slay me, but he did the same thing before.” Then he told them a story of the past.

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  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Vīsatinipāta
  • 0.3Mātaṅgavagga

0.49. Somanassajātaka

1.1PTS 4.446“Ko taṁ hiṁsati heṭheti,1.2Kiṁ dummano socasi appatīto;1.3Kassajja mātāpitaro rudantu,1.4Kvajja setu nihato pathabyā”.

2.1PTS 4.447“Tuṭṭhosmi deva tava dassanena,2.2Cirassaṁ passāmi taṁ bhūmipāla;2.3Ahiṁsako reṇumanuppavissa,2.4Puttena te heṭhayitosmi deva”.

3.1“Āyantu dovārikā khaggabandhā,3.2Kāsāviyā yantu antepurantaṁ;3.3Hantvāna taṁ somanassaṁ kumāraṁ,3.4Chetvāna sīsaṁ varamāharantu”.

4.1“Pesitā rājino dūtā,4.2kumāraṁ etadabravuṁ;4.3Issarena vitiṇṇosi,4.4vadhaṁ pattosi khattiya”.

5.1“Sa rājaputto paridevayanto,5.2Dasaṅguliṁ añjaliṁ paggahetvā;5.3Ahampi icchāmi janinda daṭṭhuṁ,5.4Jīvaṁ maṁ netvā paṭidassayetha”.

6.1Tassa taṁ vacanaṁ sutvā,6.2rañño puttaṁ adassayuṁ;6.3Putto ca pitaraṁ disvā,6.4dūratovajjhabhāsatha.

7.1“Āgacchuṁ dovārikā khaggabandhā,7.2Kāsāviyā hantu mamaṁ janinda;7.3Akkhāhi me pucchito etamatthaṁ,7.4Aparādho ko nidha mamajja atthi”.

8.1PTS 4.448“Sāyañca pāto udakaṁ sajāti,8.2Aggiṁ sadā pāricaratappamatto;8.3Taṁ tādisaṁ saṁyataṁ brahmacāriṁ,8.4Kasmā tuvaṁ brūsi gahappatīti”.

9.1“Tālā ca mūlā ca phalā ca deva,9.2Pariggahā vividhā santimassa;9.3Te rakkhati gopayatappamatto,9.4Tasmā ahaṁ brūmi gahappatīti”.

10.1PTS 4.449“Saccaṁ kho etaṁ vadasi kumāra,10.2Pariggahā vividhā santimassa;10.3Te rakkhati gopayatappamatto,10.4Sa brāhmaṇo gahapati tena hoti”.

11.1“Suṇantu mayhaṁ parisā samāgatā,11.2Sanegamā jānapadā ca sabbe;11.3Bālāyaṁ bālassa vaco nisamma,11.4Ahetunā ghātayate maṁ janindo.

12.1Daḷhasmi mūle visaṭe virūḷhe,12.2Dunnikkayo veḷu pasākhajāto;12.3Vandāmi pādāni tava janinda,12.4Anujāna maṁ pabbajissāmi deva”.

13.1PTS 4.450“Bhuñjassu bhoge vipule kumāra,13.2Sabbañca te issariyaṁ dadāmi;13.3Ajjeva tvaṁ kurūnaṁ hohi rājā,13.4Mā pabbajī pabbajjā hi dukkhā”.

14.1“Kinnūdha deva tavamatthi bhogā,14.2Pubbevahaṁ devaloke ramissaṁ;14.3Rūpehi saddehi atho rasehi,14.4Gandhehi phassehi manoramehi.

15.1Bhuttā ca me bhogā tidivasmiṁ deva,15.2Parivārito accharānaṁ gaṇena;15.3Tuvañca bālaṁ paraneyyaṁ viditvā,15.4Na tādise rājakule vaseyyaṁ”.

16.1“Sacāhaṁ bālo paraneyyo asmi,16.2Ekāparādhaṁ khama putta mayhaṁ;16.3Punapi ce edisakaṁ bhaveyya,16.4Yathāmatiṁ somanassa karohi”.

17.1PTS 4.451“Anisamma kataṁ kammaṁ,17.2anavatthāya cintitaṁ;17.3Bhesajjasseva vebhaṅgo,17.4vipāko hoti pāpako.

18.1Nisamma ca kataṁ kammaṁ,18.2sammāvatthāya cintitaṁ;18.3Bhesajjasseva sampatti,18.4vipāko hoti bhadrako.

19.1Alaso gihī kāmabhogī na sādhu,19.2Asaññato pabbajito na sādhu;19.3Rājā na sādhu anisammakārī,19.4Yo paṇḍito kodhano taṁ na sādhu.

20.1Nisamma khattiyo kayirā,20.2nānisamma disampati;20.3Nisammakārino rāja,20.4yaso kitti ca vaḍḍhati.

21.1Nisamma daṇḍaṁ paṇayeyya issaro,21.2Vegā kataṁ tappati bhūmipāla;21.3Sammāpaṇīdhī ca narassa atthā,21.4Anānutappā te bhavanti pacchā.

22.1Anānutappāni hi ye karonti,22.2Vibhajja kammāyatanāni loke;22.3Viññuppasatthāni sukhudrayāni,22.4Bhavanti buddhānumatāni tāni.

23.1Āgacchuṁ dovārikā khaggabandhā,23.2Kāsāviyā hantu mamaṁ janinda;23.3Mātuñca aṅkasmimahaṁ nisinno,23.4Ākaḍḍhito sahasā tehi deva.

24.1Kaṭukañhi sambādhaṁ sukicchaṁ patto,24.2Madhurampi yaṁ jīvitaṁ laddha rāja;24.3Kicchenahaṁ ajja vadhā pamutto,24.4Pabbajjamevābhimanohamasmi”.

25.1PTS 4.452“Putto tavāyaṁ taruṇo sudhamme,25.2Anukampako somanasso kumāro;25.3Taṁ yācamāno na labhāmi svajja,25.4Arahasi naṁ yācitave tuvampi”.

26.1“Ramassu bhikkhācariyāya putta,26.2Nisamma dhammesu paribbajassu;26.3Sabbesu bhūtesu nidhāya daṇḍaṁ,26.4Anindito brahmamupehi ṭhānaṁ”.

27.1PTS 4.453“Acchera rūpaṁ vata yādisañca,27.2Dukkhitaṁ maṁ dukkhāpayase sudhamme;27.3Yācassu puttaṁ iti vuccamānā,27.4Bhiyyova ussāhayase kumāraṁ”.

28.1“Ye vippamuttā anavajjabhogino,28.2Parinibbutā lokamimaṁ caranti;28.3Tamariyamaggaṁ paṭipajjamānaṁ,28.4Na ussahe vārayituṁ kumāraṁ”.

29.1“Addhā have sevitabbā sapaññā,29.2Bahussutā ye bahuṭhānacintino;29.3Yesāyaṁ sutvāna subhāsitāni,29.4Appossukkā vītasokā sudhammā”ti.

30.1Somanassajātakaṁ navamaṁ.