Tattha acāri vatāyanti acāri vata ayaṃ. Vitudaṃ vanānīti nissārāni simbalipātalibhaddakavanādīni vitudanto vijjhanto. Kaṭṭhaṅgarukkhesūti vanakaṭṭhakoṭṭhāsesu. Asārakesūti nissāresu pātalibhaddakasimbaliādīsu. Athāsadā khadiraṃ jātasāranti atha kho potakakālato paṭṭhāya jātasāraṃ khadiraṃ āsadaṃ sampāpuṇi. Yatthabbhidā garuḷo uttamaṅganti yatthabbhidāti yasmiṃ khadire abhindi padālayi. Garuḷoti sakuṇo, sabbasakuṇānaṃ hetaṃ sagāravasampatissavacanaṃ 2-.

Iti naṃ khadiravaniyo bho kandagalaka yattha tvaṃ uttamaṅgaṃ abhindi, khadiro nāmesa sārarukkhoti āha. So tattheva jīvitakkhayaṃ pāpuṇi.

Satthā imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ āharitvā jātakaṃ samodhānesi. Tadā kandagalako devadatto ahosi, khadiravaniyo pana ahamevāti.

Kandagalakajātakaṃ dasamaṃ.