Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samm±sambuddhassa.

Khuddakanik±ye

J±takap±¼i

(Dutiyo bh±go)

17. Catt±l²sanip±to

521. Tesakuºaj±taka½ (1)

1. “Vessantara½ ta½ pucch±mi, sakuºa bhaddamatthu te;

rajja½ k±retuk±mena, ki½ su kicca½ kata½ vara½”.

2. “Cirassa½ vata ma½ t±to, ka½so b±r±ºasiggaho;

pamatto appamatta½ ma½, pit± putta½ acodayi.

3. “Paµhameneva vitatha½, kodha½ h±sa½ niv±raye;

tato kicc±ni k±reyya, ta½ vata½ ±hu khattiya.

4. “Ya½ tva½ t±ta tapokamma½ [tape kamma½ (s². sy±. p².)], pubbe katamasa½saya½;

ratto duµµho ca ya½ kayir±, na ta½ kayir± tato puna [puna½ (p².)].

5. “Khattiyassa pamattassa, raµµhasmi½ raµµhava¹¹hana;

sabbe bhog± vinassanti, rañño ta½ vuccate agha½.

6. “Sir² t±ta alakkh² ca [sir² ca t±ta lakkh² ca (sy±. p².)], pucchit± etadabravu½;

uµµh±na [uµµh±ne (sy±.)] v²riye pose, ram±ha½ anus³yake.

7. “Us³yake duhadaye, purise kammadussake;

k±lakaºº² mah±r±ja, ramati [ram±ti (ka.)] cakkabhañjan².

8. “So tva½ sabbesu suhadayo [so tva½ sabbesa½ suhadayo (sy±. p².), so tva½ sabbe suhadayo (ka.)], sabbesa½ rakkhito bhava;

alakkhi½ nuda mah±r±ja, lakkhy± bhava nivesana½.

9. “Sa lakkh²dhitisampanno, puriso hi mahaggato;

amitt±na½ k±sipati, m³la½ aggañca chindati.

10. “Sakkopi hi bh³tapati, uµµh±ne nappamajjati;

sa kaly±ºe dhiti½ katv±, uµµh±ne kurute mano.

11. “Gandhabb± pitaro dev±, s±j²v± [sañj²v± (p².)] honti t±dino;

uµµh±hato [uµµhahato (sy±. p².)] appamajjato [mappamajjato (ka.)], anutiµµhanti devat±.

12. “So appamatto akkuddho [akkuµµho (p².)], t±ta kicc±ni k±raya;

v±yamassu ca kiccesu, n±laso vindate sukha½.

13. “Tattheva te vattapad±, es±va [es± ca (p².)] anus±san²;

ala½ mitte sukh±petu½, amitt±na½ dukh±ya [dukkh±ya (p².)] ca”.

14. “Sakkhisi tva½ [sakkh² tuva½ (s². sy±. p².)] kuº¹alini, maññasi khattabandhuni [khattiyabandhun² (p².)];

rajja½ k±retuk±mena, ki½ su kicca½ kata½ vara½”.

15. “Dveva t±ta padak±ni, yattha [yesu (p².)] sabba½ patiµµhita½;

aladdhassa ca yo l±bho, laddhassa c±nurakkhaº±.

16. “Amacce t±ta j±n±hi, dh²re atthassa kovide;

anakkh± kitave t±ta, asoº¹e avin±sake.

17. “Yo ca ta½ t±ta rakkheyya, dhana½ yañceva te siy±;

s³tova ratha½ saªgaºhe, so te kicc±ni k±raye.

18. “Susaªgahitantajano, saya½ vitta½ avekkhiya;

nidhiñca iºad±nañca, na kare parapattiy±.

19. “Saya½ ±ya½ vaya½ [±yavaya½ (p².)] jaññ±, saya½ jaññ± kat±kata½;

niggaºhe niggah±raha½, paggaºhe paggah±raha½.

20. “Saya½ j±napada½ attha½, anus±sa rathesabha;

m± te adhammik± yutt±, dhana½ raµµhañca n±sayu½.

21. “M± ca vegena kicc±ni, karosi [k±resi (s². sy±. p².)] k±rayesi v±;

vegas± hi kata½ kamma½, mando pacch±nutappati.

22. “M± te adhisare muñca, sub±¼hamadhikodhita½ [kopita½ (s². sy±.)];

kodhas± hi bah³ ph²t±, kul± akulata½ gat±.

23. “M± t±ta issaromh²ti, anatth±ya pat±rayi;

itth²na½ puris±nañca, m± te ±si dukhudrayo.

24. “Apetalomaha½sassa, rañño k±m±nus±rino;

sabbe bhog± vinassanti, rañño ta½ vuccate agha½.

25. “Tattheva te vattapad±, es±va anus±san²;

dakkhassud±ni puññakaro, asoº¹o avin±sako;
s²lav±ssu [s²lav±ssa (µ²k±)] mah±r±ja, duss²lo vinip±tiko” [vinip±tako (p².)].

26. “Apucchimha kosiyagotta½ [apucchimh± kosiyagotta½ (sy±.), apucchamh±pi kosika½ (p².)], kuº¹alini½ tatheva ca;

tva½ d±ni vadehi jambuka [jambuka tva½ d±ni vadehi (sy±. p².)], bal±na½ balamuttama½”.

27. “Bala½ pañcavidha½ loke, purisasmi½ mahaggate;

tattha b±hubala½ n±ma, carima½ vuccate bala½.

28. “Bhogabalañca d²gh±vu, dutiya½ vuccate bala½;

amaccabalañca d²gh±vu, tatiya½ vuccate bala½.

29. “Abhijaccabala½ ceva, ta½ catuttha½ asa½saya½;

y±ni cet±ni sabb±ni, adhigaºh±ti paº¹ito.

30. “Ta½ bal±na½ bala½ seµµha½, agga½ paññ±ba½ bala½ [vara½ (s².)];

paññ±balenupatthaddho, attha½ vindati paº¹ito.

31. “Api ce labhati mando, ph²ta½ dharaºimuttama½;

ak±massa pasayha½ v±, añño ta½ paµipajjati.

32. “Abhij±topi ce hoti, rajja½ laddh±na khattiyo;

duppañño hi k±sipati, sabbenapi na j²vati.

33. “Paññ±va suta½ vinicchin² [paññ± sutavinicchin² (sy±. p².)], paññ± kitti silokava¹¹han² [vaddhan² (p².)];

paññ±sahito naro idha, api dukkhe sukh±ni vindati.

34. “Paññañca kho asuss³sa½, na koci adhigacchati;

bahussuta½ an±gamma, dhammaµµha½ avinibbhuja½.

35. “Yo ca dhammavibhaªgaññ³ [yo dhammañca vibh±gaññ³ (p².)], k±luµµh±y² matandito;

anuµµhahati k±lena, kammaphala½ tassa ijjhati [kammaphala½ tassijjhati, phala½ tassa samijjhati (ka.)].

36. “An±yatana [n±n’±yatana (p².)] s²lassa, an±yatana [n±n’±yatana (p².)] sevino;

na nibbindiyak±rissa, sammadattho vipaccati.

37. “Ajjhattañca payuttassa, tath±yatanasevino;

anibbindiyak±rissa, sammadattho vipaccati.

38. “Yogappayogasaªkh±ta½, sambhatass±nurakkhaºa½;

t±ni tva½ t±ta sevassu, m± akamm±ya randhayi;
akammun± hi dummedho, na¼±g±ra½va s²dati”.

39. “Dhamma½ cara mah±r±ja, m±t±pit³su khattiya;