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Gandhatindukajātaka

“Zeal is the way”—This story the Master, dwelling at Jetavana, told concerning the admonition of a king. This admonition of a king has already been related in full.

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  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Tiṁsanipāta
  • 0.3Kiṁchandavagga

0.410. Gandhatindukajātaka

1.1PTS 5.99“Appamādo amataṁ padaṁ,1.2Pamādo maccuno padaṁ;1.3Appamattā na mīyanti,1.4Ye pamattā yathā matā.

2.1Madā pamādo jāyetha,2.2pamādā jāyate khayo;2.3Khayā padosā jāyanti,2.4mā pamādo bharatūsabha.

3.1Bahū hi khattiyā jīnā,3.2atthaṁ raṭṭhaṁ pamādino;3.3Athopi gāmino gāmā,3.4anagārā agārino.

4.1PTS 5.100Khattiyassa pamattassa,4.2raṭṭhasmiṁ raṭṭhavaḍḍhana;4.3Sabbe bhogā vinassanti,4.4rañño taṁ vuccate aghaṁ.

5.1Nesa dhammo mahārāja,5.2ativelaṁ pamajjasi;5.3Iddhaṁ phītaṁ janapadaṁ,5.4corā viddhaṁsayanti naṁ.

6.1Na te puttā bhavissanti,6.2na hiraññaṁ na dhāniyaṁ;6.3Raṭṭhe viluppamānamhi,6.4sabbabhogehi jiyyasi.

7.1Sabbabhogā parijiṇṇaṁ,7.2rājānaṁ vāpi khattiyaṁ;7.3Ñātimittā suhajjā ca,7.4na taṁ maññanti māniyaṁ.

8.1Hatthārohā anikaṭṭhā,8.2rathikā pattikārakā;8.3Tamevamupajīvantā,8.4na taṁ maññanti māniyaṁ.

9.1Asaṁvihitakammantaṁ,9.2bālaṁ dummantimantinaṁ;9.3Sirī jahati dummedhaṁ,9.4jiṇṇaṁva urago tacaṁ.

10.1Susaṁvihitakammantaṁ,10.2kāluṭṭhāyiṁ atanditaṁ;10.3Sabbe bhogābhivaḍḍhanti,10.4gāvo sausabhāmiva.

11.1Upassutiṁ mahārāja,11.2raṭṭhe janapade cara;11.3Tattha disvā ca sutvā ca,11.4tato taṁ paṭipajjasi”.

12.1PTS 5.102“Evaṁ vedetu pañcālo,12.2saṅgāme saramappito;12.3Yathāhamajja vedemi,12.4kaṇṭakena samappito”.

13.1“Jiṇṇo dubbalacakkhūsi,13.2na rūpaṁ sādhu passasi;13.3Kiṁ tattha brahmadattassa,13.4yaṁ taṁ maggeyya kaṇṭako”.

14.1“Bahvettha brahmadattassa,14.2Sohaṁ maggasmi brāhmaṇa;14.3Arakkhitā jānapadā,14.4Adhammabalinā hatā.

15.1Rattiñhi corā khādanti,15.2divā khādanti tuṇḍiyā;15.3Raṭṭhasmiṁ kūṭarājassa,15.4bahu adhammiko jano.

16.1Etādise bhaye jāte,16.2bhayaṭṭā tāta māṇavā;16.3Nillenakāni kubbanti,16.4vane āhatva kaṇṭakaṁ”.

17.1PTS 5.103“Kadāssu nāmayaṁ rājā,17.2brahmadatto marissati;17.3Yassa raṭṭhamhi jiyyanti,17.4appatikā kumārikā”.

18.1“Dubbhāsitañhi te jammi,18.2anatthapadakovide;18.3Kuhiṁ rājā kumārīnaṁ,18.4bhattāraṁ pariyesati”.

19.1PTS 5.104“Na me dubbhāsitaṁ brahme,19.2kovidatthapadā ahaṁ;19.3Arakkhitā jānapadā,19.4adhammabalinā hatā.

20.1Rattiñhi corā khādanti,20.2divā khādanti tuṇḍiyā;20.3Raṭṭhasmiṁ kūṭarājassa,20.4bahu adhammiko jano;20.5Dujjīve dubbhare dāre,20.6kuto bhattā kumāriyo”.

21.1“Evaṁ sayatu pañcālo,21.2saṅgāme sattiyā hato;21.3Yathāyaṁ kapaṇo seti,21.4hato phālena sāliyo”.

22.1“Adhammena tuvaṁ jamma,22.2brahmadattassa kujjhasi;22.3Yo tvaṁ sapasi rājānaṁ,22.4aparajjhitvāna attano”.

23.1“Dhammena brahmadattassa,23.2ahaṁ kujjhāmi brāhmaṇa;23.3Arakkhitā jānapadā,23.4adhammabalinā hatā.

24.1Rattiñhi corā khādanti,24.2divā khādanti tuṇḍiyā;24.3Raṭṭhasmiṁ kūṭarājassa,24.4bahu adhammiko jano.

25.1PTS 5.105Sā nūna puna re pakkā,25.2vikāle bhattamāhari;25.3Bhattahāriṁ apekkhanto,25.4hato phālena sāliyo”.

26.1“Evaṁ haññatu pañcālo,26.2saṅgāme asinā hato;26.3Yathāhamajja pahato,26.4khīrañca me pavaṭṭitaṁ”.

27.1“Yaṁ pasu khīraṁ chaḍḍeti,27.2pasupālaṁ vihiṁsati;27.3Kiṁ tattha brahmadattassa,27.4yaṁ no garahate bhavaṁ”.

28.1“Gārayho brahme pañcālo,28.2brahmadattassa rājino;28.3Arakkhitā jānapadā,28.4adhammabalinā hatā.

29.1Rattiñhi corā khādanti,29.2divā khādanti tuṇḍiyā;29.3Raṭṭhasmiṁ kūṭarājassa,29.4bahu adhammiko jano.

30.1Caṇḍā aṭanakā gāvī,30.2yaṁ pure na duhāmase;30.3Taṁ dāni ajja dohāma,30.4khīrakāmehupaddutā”.

31.1PTS 5.106“Evaṁ kandatu pañcālo,31.2viputto vippasukkhatu;31.3Yathāyaṁ kapaṇā gāvī,31.4viputtā paridhāvati”.

32.1“Yaṁ pasu pasupālassa,32.2sambhameyya raveyya vā;32.3Ko nīdha aparādhatthi,32.4brahmadattassa rājino”.

33.1“Aparādho mahābrahme,33.2brahmadattassa rājino;33.3Arakkhitā jānapadā,33.4adhammabalinā hatā.

34.1Rattiñhi corā khādanti,34.2divā khādanti tuṇḍiyā;34.3Raṭṭhasmiṁ kūṭarājassa,34.4bahu adhammiko jano;34.5Kathaṁ no asikosatthā,34.6khīrapā haññate pajā”.

35.1“Evaṁ khajjatu pañcālo,35.2hato yuddhe saputtako;35.3Yathāhamajja khajjāmi,35.4gāmikehi araññajo”.

36.1“Na sabbabhūtesu vidhenti rakkhaṁ,36.2Rājāno maṇḍūka manussaloke;36.3Nettāvatā rājā adhammacārī,36.4Yaṁ tādisaṁ jīvamadeyyu dhaṅkā”.

37.1“Adhammarūpo vata brahmacārī,37.2Anuppiyaṁ bhāsasi khattiyassa;37.3Viluppamānāya puthuppajāya,37.4Pūjesi rājaṁ paramappamādaṁ.

38.1Sace idaṁ brahme surajjakaṁ siyā,38.2Phītaṁ raṭṭhaṁ muditaṁ vippasannaṁ;38.3Bhutvā baliṁ aggapiṇḍañca kākā,38.4Na mādisaṁ jīvamadeyyu dhaṅkā”ti.

39.1Gandhatindukajātakaṁ dasamaṁ.

40.1Tiṁsanipātaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

41.1Tassuddānaṁ

42.1Kiṁchanda kumbha jayaddisa chaddanta,42.2Atha paṇḍitasambhava sirakapi;42.3Dakarakkhasa paṇḍaranāgavaro,42.4Atha sambula tindukadevasutoti.

43.1Jātakapāḷiyā paṭhamo bhāgo niṭṭhito.