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Prince Brahmadatta and His Friend Saṁkicca

Saṅkiccajātaka

“At sight of Brahmadatta”—This story the Master, while dwelling in the mango grove of Jivaka, told concerning the murder of his own father by Ajatasattu.

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

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0.42. Saṅkiccajātaka

1.1PTS 5.264Disvā nisinnaṁ rājānaṁ,1.2brahmadattaṁ rathesabhaṁ;1.3Athassa paṭivedesi,1.4“yassāsi anukampako.

2.1Saṅkiccāyaṁ anuppatto,2.2isīnaṁ sādhusammato;2.3Taramānarūpo niyyāhi,2.4khippaṁ passa mahesinaṁ”.

3.1Tato ca rājā taramāno,3.2yuttamāruyha sandanaṁ;3.3Mittāmaccaparibyūḷho,3.4agamāsi rathesabho.

4.1Nikkhippa pañca kakudhāni,4.2kāsīnaṁ raṭṭhavaḍḍhano;4.3Vālabījanimuṇhīsaṁ,4.4khaggaṁ chattañcupāhanaṁ.

5.1Oruyha rājā yānamhā,5.2ṭhapayitvā paṭicchadaṁ;5.3Āsīnaṁ dāyapassasmiṁ,5.4saṅkiccamupasaṅkami.

6.1Upasaṅkamitvā so rājā,6.2sammodi isinā saha;6.3Taṁ kathaṁ vītisāretvā,6.4ekamantaṁ upāvisi.

7.1Ekamantaṁ nisinnova,7.2atha kālaṁ amaññatha;7.3Tato pāpāni kammāni,7.4pucchituṁ paṭipajjatha.

8.1“Isiṁ pucchāma saṅkiccaṁ,8.2isīnaṁ sādhusammataṁ;8.3Āsīnaṁ dāyapassasmiṁ,8.4isisaṅghapurakkhataṁ.

9.1PTS 5.265Kaṁ gatiṁ pecca gacchanti,9.2narā dhammāticārino;9.3Aticiṇṇo mayā dhammo,9.4taṁ me akkhāhi pucchito”.

10.1Isī avaca saṅkicco,10.2kāsīnaṁ raṭṭhavaḍḍhanaṁ;10.3Āsīnaṁ dāyapassasmiṁ,10.4“mahārāja suṇohi me.

11.1Uppathena vajantassa,11.2yo maggamanusāsati;11.3Tassa ce vacanaṁ kayirā,11.4nāssa maggeyya kaṇṭako.

12.1Adhammaṁ paṭipannassa,12.2yo dhammamanusāsati;12.3Tassa ce vacanaṁ kayirā,12.4na so gaccheyya duggatiṁ”.

13.1PTS 5.266“Dhammo patho mahārāja,13.2adhammo pana uppatho;13.3Adhammo nirayaṁ neti,13.4dhammo pāpeti suggatiṁ.

14.1Adhammacārino rāja,14.2narā visamajīvino;14.3Yaṁ gatiṁ pecca gacchanti,14.4niraye te suṇohi me.

15.1Sañjīvo kāḷasutto ca,15.2saṅghāto dve ca roruvā;15.3Athāparo mahāvīci,15.4tāpano ca patāpano.

16.1Iccete aṭṭha nirayā,16.2akkhātā duratikkamā;16.3Ākiṇṇā luddakammehi,16.4paccekā soḷasussadā.

17.1Kadariyatāpanā ghorā,17.2accimanto mahabbhayā;17.3Lomahaṁsanarūpā ca,17.4bhesmā paṭibhayā dukhā.

18.1Catukkaṇṇā catudvārā,18.2vibhattā bhāgaso mitā;18.3Ayopākārapariyantā,18.4ayasā paṭikujjitā.

19.1Tesaṁ ayomayā bhūmi,19.2jalitā tejasā yutā;19.3Samantā yojanasataṁ,19.4phuṭā tiṭṭhanti sabbadā.

20.1Ete patanti niraye,20.2uddhampādā avaṁsirā;20.3Isīnaṁ ativattāro,20.4saññatānaṁ tapassinaṁ.

21.1Te bhūnahuno paccanti,21.2macchā bilakatā yathā;21.3Saṁvacchare asaṅkheyye,21.4narā kibbisakārino.

22.1Ḍayhamānena gattena,22.2niccaṁ santarabāhiraṁ;22.3Nirayā nādhigacchanti,22.4dvāraṁ nikkhamanesino.

23.1Puratthimena dhāvanti,23.2tato dhāvanti pacchato;23.3Uttarenapi dhāvanti,23.4tato dhāvanti dakkhiṇaṁ;23.5Yaṁ yañhi dvāraṁ gacchanti,23.6taṁ tadeva pidhīyare.

24.1PTS 5.267Bahūni vassasahassāni,24.2janā nirayagāmino;24.3Bāhā paggayha kandanti,24.4patvā dukkhaṁ anappakaṁ.

25.1Āsīvisaṁva kupitaṁ,25.2tejassiṁ duratikkamaṁ;25.3Na sādhurūpe āsīde,25.4saññatānaṁ tapassinaṁ.

26.1Atikāyo mahissāso,26.2ajjuno kekakādhipo;26.3Sahassabāhu ucchinno,26.4isimāsajja gotamaṁ.

27.1Arajaṁ rajasā vacchaṁ,27.2Kisaṁ avakiriya daṇḍakī;27.3Tālova mūlato chinno,27.4Sa rājā vibhavaṅgato.

28.1Upahacca manaṁ majjho,28.2mātaṅgasmiṁ yasassine;28.3Sapārisajjo ucchinno,28.4majjhāraññaṁ tadā ahu.

29.1Kaṇhadīpāyanāsajja,29.2Isiṁ andhakaveṇḍayo;29.3Aññoññaṁ musalā hantvā,29.4Sampattā yamasādhanaṁ.

30.1Athāyaṁ isinā satto,30.2antalikkhacaro pure;30.3Pāvekkhi pathaviṁ cecco,30.4hīnatto pattapariyāyaṁ.

31.1Tasmā hi chandāgamanaṁ,31.2nappasaṁsanti paṇḍitā;31.3Aduṭṭhacitto bhāseyya,31.4giraṁ saccūpasaṁhitaṁ.

32.1Manasā ce paduṭṭhena,32.2yo naro pekkhate muniṁ;32.3Vijjācaraṇasampannaṁ,32.4gantā so nirayaṁ adho.

33.1Ye vuḍḍhe paribhāsanti,33.2pharusūpakkamā janā;33.3Anapaccā adāyādā,33.4tālavatthu bhavanti te.

34.1Yo ca pabbajitaṁ hanti,34.2katakiccaṁ mahesinaṁ;34.3Sa kāḷasutte niraye,34.4cirarattāya paccati.

35.1Yo ca rājā adhammaṭṭho,35.2raṭṭhaviddhaṁsano mago;35.3Tāpayitvā janapadaṁ,35.4tāpane pecca paccati.

36.1So ca vassasahassāni,36.2sataṁ dibbāni paccati;36.3Accisaṅghapareto so,36.4dukkhaṁ vedeti vedanaṁ.

37.1PTS 5.268Tassa aggisikhā kāyā,37.2niccharanti pabhassarā;37.3Tejobhakkhassa gattāni,37.4lomehi ca nakhehi ca.

38.1Ḍayhamānena gattena,38.2niccaṁ santarabāhiraṁ;38.3Dukkhābhitunno nadati,38.4nāgo tuttaṭṭito yathā.

39.1Yo lobhā pitaraṁ hanti,39.2dosā vā purisādhamo;39.3Sa kāḷasutte niraye,39.4cirarattāya paccati.

40.1Sa tādiso paccati lohakumbhiyaṁ,40.2Pakkañca sattīhi hananti nittacaṁ;40.3Andhaṁ karitvā muttakarīsabhakkhaṁ,40.4Khāre nimujjanti tathāvidhaṁ naraṁ.

41.1Tattaṁ pakkuthitamayoguḷañca,41.2Dīghe ca phāle cirarattatāpite;41.3Vikkhambhamādāya vibandharajjubhi,41.4Vivaṭe mukhe sampavisanti rakkhasā.

42.1Sāmā ca soṇā sabalā ca gijjhā,42.2Kākoḷasaṅghā ca dijā ayomukhā;42.3Saṅgamma khādanti vipphandamānaṁ,42.4Jivhaṁ vibhajja vighāsaṁ salohitaṁ.

43.1Taṁ daḍḍhatālaṁ paribhinnagattaṁ,43.2Nippothayantā anuvicaranti rakkhasā;43.3Ratī hi nesaṁ dukhino panītare,43.4Etādisasmiṁ niraye vasanti;43.5Ye keci loke idha pettighātino.

44.1Putto ca mātaraṁ hantvā,44.2ito gantvā yamakkhayaṁ;44.3Bhusamāpajjate dukkhaṁ,44.4attakammaphalūpago.

45.1Amanussā atibalā,45.2hantāraṁ janayantiyā;45.3Ayomayehi vālehi,45.4pīḷayanti punappunaṁ.

46.1PTS 5.269Tamassavaṁ sakā gattā,46.2rudhiraṁ attasambhavaṁ;46.3Tambalohavilīnaṁva,46.4tattaṁ pāyenti mattighaṁ.

47.1Jigucchaṁ kuṇapaṁ pūtiṁ,47.2Duggandhaṁ gūthakaddamaṁ;47.3Pubbalohitasaṅkāsaṁ,47.4Rahadamogayha tiṭṭhati.

48.1Tamenaṁ kimayo tattha,48.2atikāyā ayomukhā;48.3Chaviṁ bhetvāna khādanti,48.4saṅgiddhā maṁsalohite.

49.1So ca taṁ nirayaṁ patto,49.2nimuggo sataporisaṁ;49.3Pūtikaṁ kuṇapaṁ vāti,49.4samantā satayojanaṁ.

50.1Cakkhumāpi hi cakkhūhi,50.2tena gandhena jīyati;50.3Etādisaṁ brahmadatta,50.4mātugho labhate dukhaṁ.

51.1Khuradhāramanukkamma,51.2tikkhaṁ durabhisambhavaṁ;51.3Patanti gabbhapātiyo,51.4duggaṁ vetaraṇiṁ nadiṁ.

52.1Ayomayā simbaliyo,52.2soḷasaṅgulakaṇṭakā;52.3Ubhato abhilambanti,52.4duggaṁ vetaraṇiṁ nadiṁ.

53.1Te accimanto tiṭṭhanti,53.2aggikkhandhāva ārakā;53.3Ādittā jātavedena,53.4uddhaṁ yojanamuggatā.

54.1Ete vajanti niraye,54.2tatte tikhiṇakaṇṭake;54.3Nāriyo ca aticārā,54.4narā ca paradāragū.

55.1Te patanti adhokkhandhā,55.2vivattā vihatā puthū;55.3Sayanti vinividdhaṅgā,55.4dīghaṁ jagganti sabbadā.

56.1Tato ratyā vivasāne,56.2mahatiṁ pabbatūpamaṁ;56.3Lohakumbhiṁ pavajjanti,56.4tattaṁ aggisamūdakaṁ.

57.1Evaṁ divā ca ratto ca,57.2dussīlā mohapārutā;57.3Anubhonti sakaṁ kammaṁ,57.4pubbe dukkaṭamattano.

58.1Yā ca bhariyā dhanakkītā,58.2sāmikaṁ atimaññati;58.3Sassuṁ vā sasuraṁ vāpi,58.4jeṭṭhaṁ vāpi nanandaraṁ.

59.1PTS 5.270Tassā vaṅkena jivhaggaṁ,59.2nibbahanti sabandhanaṁ;59.3Sa byāmamattaṁ kiminaṁ,59.4jivhaṁ passati attani;59.5Viññāpetuṁ na sakkoti,59.6tāpane pecca paccati.

60.1Orabbhikā sūkarikā,60.2macchikā migabandhakā;60.3Corā goghātakā luddā,60.4avaṇṇe vaṇṇakārakā.

61.1Sattīhi lohakūṭehi,61.2nettiṁsehi usūhi ca;61.3Haññamānā khāranadiṁ,61.4papatanti avaṁsirā.

62.1Sāyaṁ pāto kūṭakārī,62.2ayokūṭehi haññati;62.3Tato vantaṁ durattānaṁ,62.4paresaṁ bhuñjare sadā.

63.1Dhaṅkā bheraṇḍakā gijjhā,63.2kākoḷā ca ayomukhā;63.3Vipphandamānaṁ khādanti,63.4naraṁ kibbisakārakaṁ.

64.1Ye migena migaṁ hanti,64.2pakkhiṁ vā pana pakkhinā;64.3Asanto rajasā channā,64.4gantā te nirayussadaṁ.

65.1PTS 5.276Santo ca uddhaṁ gacchanti,65.2suciṇṇenidha kammunā;65.3Suciṇṇassa phalaṁ passa,65.4saindā devā sabrahmakā.

66.1Taṁ taṁ brūmi mahārāja,66.2Dhammaṁ raṭṭhapatī cara;66.3Tathā rāja carāhi dhammaṁ,66.4Yathā taṁ suciṇṇaṁ nānutappeyya pacchā”ti.

67.1Saṅkiccajātakaṁ dutiyaṁ.

68.1Saṭṭhinipātaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

69.1Tassuddānaṁ

70.1Atha saṭṭhinipātamhi,70.2Suṇātha mama bhāsitaṁ;70.3Jātakasavhayano pavaro,70.4Soṇakaarindamasavhayano;70.5Tathā vuttarathesabhakiccavaroti.