๙. มหาปทุมชาดก

Nādiṭṭhā 2- parato dosaṃ aṇuṃthūlāni sabbaso issaro paṇaye daṇḍaṃ sāmaṃ appaṭivekkhiya.

Yo ca appaṭivekkhitvā daṇḍaṃ kubbati khattiyo sakaṇṭakaṃ so gilati jaccandhova samakkhikaṃ.

Adaṇḍiyaṃ daṇḍiyati 3- daṇḍiyañca adaṇḍiyaṃ andhova visamaṃ maggaṃ na jānāti samāsamaṃ.

Yo ca etāni ṭhānāni aṇuṃthūlāni sabbaso sudiṭṭhamanusāseyya save voharitumarahati. @Footnote: 1 Ma. medisā . 2 Ma. nādaṭṭhā . 3 Ma. ḍaṇḍayati.

Nekantamudunā sakkā ekantatikhiṇena vā attaṃ mahatte ṭhāpetuṃ 1- tasmā ubhayamācare.

Paribhūto mudu hoti atitikkho ca veravā etañca ubhayaṃ ñatvā anumajjhaṃ samācare.

Bahumpi ratto bhāseyya duṭṭhopi bahu bhāsati na itthīkāraṇā rāja puttaṃ ghātetumarahasi.

Sabbova 2- loko ekato 3- itthī ca ayamekikā tenāhaṃ paṭipajjissaṃ gaccha 4- pakkhipatheva naṃ.

Anekatāle narake gambhīre ca duruttare pātito giriduggasmiṃ kena tvaṃ tattha nāmari.

Nāgo jātabalo tattha thāmavā girisānujo paccuggahi maṃ bhogehi tenāhaṃ tattha nāmariṃ.

Ehi taṃ paṭinessāmi rājaputta sakaṃ gharaṃ rajjaṃ kārehi bhaddante kiṃ araññe karissasi.

Yathā gilitvā balisaṃ uddhareyya salohitaṃ uddharitvā sukhī assa evaṃ passāmi attanā 5- .

Kiṃ nu tvaṃ balisaṃ brūsi kiṃ tvaṃ brūsi salohitaṃ kiṃ nu tvaṃ ubbhataṃ brūsi taṃ me akkhāhi pucchito.

Kāmāhaṃ balisaṃ brūmi hatthiassaṃ salohitaṃ cattāhaṃ ubbhataṃ brūmi evaṃ jānāhi khattiya. @Footnote: 1 Ma. mahante ṭhapetuṃ . 2 Sī. Yu. sabbo ca . 3 Sī. Yu. ekanto. @ 4 Ma. gacchatha . 5 Ma. attānaṃ. Yu. attani.

Ciñcamāṇavikā mātā devadatto ca me pitā ānando paṇḍito nāgo sārīputto ca devatā ahaṃ tadā rājaputto 1- evaṃ dhāretha jātakanti. Mahāpadumajātakaṃ navamaṃ.