๓. กุมภการชาดก

Ambāhamaddaṃ vanamantarasmiṃ nīlobhāsaṃ phalitaṃ 1- saṃvirūḷhaṃ tamaddasaṃ phalahetu vibhaggaṃ taṃ disvā bhikkhācariyaṃ carāmi.

Selaṃ sumaṭṭhaṃ naravīraniṭṭhitaṃ nārī yugaṃ dhārayi appasaddaṃ dutiyañca āgamma ahosi saddo taṃ disvā bhikkhācariyaṃ carāmi.

Dijā dijaṃ kuṇapamāharantaṃ ekaṃ samānaṃ bahukā samecca āhārahetu paripātayiṃsu taṃ disvā bhikkhācariyaṃ carāmi.

Usabhāhamaddaṃ yūthassa majjhe valakkakuṃ 2- vaṇṇabalūpapannaṃ tamaddasaṃ kāmahetu vitunnaṃ taṃ disvā bhikkhācariyaṃ carāmi.

Karaṇḍako 3- kaliṅgānaṃ gandhārānañca naggaji nimirājā videhānaṃ pañcālānañca dummukho ete raṭṭhāni hitvāna pabbajiṃsu akiñcanā. @Footnote: 1 Ma. phalinaṃ . 2 Ma. calakkakuṃ . 3 Sī. Yu. karaṇḍu nāma.

Sabbepime devasamā samāgatā aggi yathā pajjalito tathevime ahaṃpi eko carissāmi bhaggavi hitvāna kāmāni yathodhikāni.

Ayameva kālo na hi añño atthi anusāsito me na bhaveyya pacchā 1- ahampi ekā carissāmi bhaggava sakuṇīva muttā purisassa hatthā.

Āmaṃ pakkañca jānanti atho loṇaṃ aloṇakaṃ tamahaṃ disvāna pabbajiṃ careva tvaṃ carāmahanti. Kumbhakārajātakaṃ tatiyaṃ.