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The Five Wise Men

Pañcapaṇḍitajātaka

The Birth of the Five Wise Men will be given in the Maha-ummagga.

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

  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Vīsatinipāta
  • 0.3Mātaṅgavagga

0.412. Pañcapaṇḍitajātaka

1.1PTS 4.473“Pañca paṇḍitā samāgatāttha,1.2Pañhā me paṭibhāti taṁ suṇātha;1.3Nindiyamatthaṁ pasaṁsiyaṁ vā,1.4Kassevāvikareyya guyhamatthaṁ”.

2.1“Tvaṁ āvikarohi bhūmipāla,2.2Bhattā bhārasaho tuvaṁ vade taṁ;2.3Tava chandarucīni sammasitvā,2.4Atha vakkhanti janinda pañca dhīrā”.

3.1“Yā sīlavatī anaññatheyyā,3.2Bhattucchandavasānugā manāpā;3.3Nindiyamatthaṁ pasaṁsiyaṁ vā,3.4Bhariyāyāvikareyya guyhamatthaṁ”.

4.1“Yo kicchagatassa āturassa,4.2Saraṇaṁ hoti gatī parāyanañca;4.3Nindiyamatthaṁ pasaṁsiyaṁ vā,4.4Sakhino vāvikareyya guyhamatthaṁ”.

5.1“Jeṭṭho atha majjhimo kaniṭṭho,5.2Yo ce sīlasamāhito ṭhitatto;5.3Nindiyamatthaṁ pasaṁsiyaṁ vā,5.4Bhātu vāvīkareyya guyhamatthaṁ”.

6.1“Yo ve pituhadayassa paddhagū,6.2Anujāto pitaraṁ anomapañño;6.3Nindiyamatthaṁ pasaṁsiyaṁ vā,6.4Puttassāvikareyya guyhamatthaṁ”.

7.1“Mātā dvipadājanindaseṭṭha,7.2Yā naṁ poseti chandasā piyena;7.3Nindiyamatthaṁ pasaṁsiyaṁ vā,7.4Mātuyāvīkareyya guyhamatthaṁ”.

8.1“Guyhassa hi guyhameva sādhu,8.2Na hi guyhassa pasatthamāvikammaṁ;8.3Anipphannatā saheyya dhīro,8.4Nipphannova yathāsukhaṁ bhaṇeyya”.

9.1“Kiṁ tvaṁ vimanosi rājaseṭṭha,9.2Dvipadajaninda vacanaṁ suṇoma metaṁ;9.3Kiṁ cintayamāno dummanosi,9.4Nūna deva aparādho atthi mayhaṁ”.

10.1“‘Paṇhe vajjho mahosadho’ti,10.2Āṇatto me vadhāya bhūripañño;10.3Taṁ cintayamāno dummanosmi,10.4Na hi devī aparādho atthi tuyhaṁ”.

11.1“Abhidosagato dāni ehisi,11.2Kiṁ sutvā kiṁ saṅkate mano te;11.3Ko te kimavoca bhūripañña,11.4Iṅgha vacanaṁ suṇoma brūhi metaṁ”.

12.1“‘Paṇhe vajjho mahosadho’ti,12.2Yadi te mantayitaṁ janinda dosaṁ;12.3Bhariyāya rahogato asaṁsi,12.4Guyhaṁ pātukataṁ sutaṁ mametaṁ”.

13.1“Yaṁ sālavanasmiṁ senako,13.2Pāpakammaṁ akāsi asabbhirūpaṁ;13.3Sakhinova rahogato asaṁsi,13.4Guyhaṁ pātukataṁ sutaṁ mametaṁ.

14.1Pukkusa purisassa te janinda,14.2Uppanno rogo arājayutto;14.3Bhātuñca rahogato asaṁsi,14.4Guyhaṁ pātukataṁ sutaṁ mametaṁ.

15.1Ābādhoyaṁ asabbhirūpo,15.2Kāmindo naradevena phuṭṭho;15.3Puttassa rahogato asaṁsi,15.4Guyhaṁ pātukataṁ sutaṁ mametaṁ.

16.1Aṭṭhavaṅkaṁ maṇiratanaṁ uḷāraṁ,16.2Sakko te adadā pitāmahassa;16.3Devindassa gataṁ tadajja hatthaṁ,16.4Mātuñca rahogato asaṁsi;16.5Guyhaṁ pātukataṁ sutaṁ mametaṁ.

17.1Guyhassa hi guyhameva sādhu,17.2Na hi guyhassa pasatthamāvikammaṁ;17.3Anipphannatā saheyya dhīro,17.4Nipphannova yathāsukhaṁ bhaṇeyya.

18.1Na guyhamatthaṁ vivareyya,18.2rakkheyya naṁ yathā nidhiṁ;18.3Na hi pātukato sādhu,18.4guyho attho pajānatā.

19.1Thiyā guyhaṁ na saṁseyya,19.2amittassa ca paṇḍito;19.3Yo cāmisena saṁhīro,19.4hadayattheno ca yo naro.

20.1Guyhamatthaṁ asambuddhaṁ,20.2sambodhayati yo naro;20.3Mantabhedabhayā tassa,20.4dāsabhūto titikkhati.

21.1Yāvanto purisassatthaṁ,21.2guyhaṁ jānanti mantinaṁ;21.3Tāvanto tassa ubbegā,21.4tasmā guyhaṁ na vissaje.

22.1Vivicca bhāseyya divā rahassaṁ,22.2Rattiṁ giraṁ nātivelaṁ pamuñce;22.3Upassutikā hi suṇanti mantaṁ,22.4Tasmā manto khippamupeti bhedan”ti.

23.1Pañcapaṇḍitajātakaṁ dvādasamaṁ.