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The Full Cup

Puṇṇapātijātaka

“What? Leave untasted.”—This story was told by the Master while at Jetavana, about some drugged liquor.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1JātakaStories of Past Lives 53
  • 0.2EkakanipātaThe Book of the Ones
  • 0.3ĀsīsavaggaHope

0.43. PuṇṇapātijātakaThe Full Cups: a past life story

1.1PTS 1.269“Tatheva puṇṇā pātiyo,The cups stay just as full,11.2aññāyaṁ vattate kathā;while the ignorant talk goes on.21.3Ākāraṇena jānāmi,For this reason I know1.4na cāyaṁ bhaddikā surā”ti.this is not an excellent beer.

2.1Puṇṇapātijātakaṁ tatiyaṁ.

Translator’s notes

  1. Rogues attempt to spike a rich man’s drink with a drug (bhesajja) so they can rob him. But he sees that they do not touch their own drinks.

    ↩ ja53:1.1

  2. Resolve aññāyaṁ to aññā + ayaṁ, where aññā (“unknowing”) is an adjective agreeing with kathā (“talk”).

    ↩ ja53:1.2