457. Dhammadevaputtajātakaṃ (3)
26. Yasokaro puññakarohamasmi, sadātthuto samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṃ;
Maggāraho devamanussapūjito, dhammo ahaṃ dehi adhamma maggaṃ.
27. Adhammayānaṃ daḷhamāruhitvā, asantasanto balavāhamasmi;
Sa kissa hetumhi tavajja dajjaṃ, maggaṃ ahaṃ dhamma adinnapubbaṃ.
28. Dhammo have pāturahosi pubbe, pacchā adhammo udapādi loke;
Jeṭṭho ca seṭṭho ca sanantano ca, uyyāhi jeṭṭhassa kaniṭṭha maggā.
29. Na yācanāya napi pātirūpā, na arahatā [na arahati (sī. pī.), arahati (ka.)] tehaṃ dadeyyaṃ maggaṃ;
Yuddhañca no hotu ubhinnamajja, yuddhamhi yo jessati tassa maggo.
30. Sabbā disā anuvisaṭohamasmi, mahabbalo amitayaso atulyo;
Guṇehi sabbehi upetarūpo, dhammo adhamma tvaṃ kathaṃ vijessasi.
31. Lohena ve haññati jātarūpaṃ, na jātarūpena hananti lohaṃ;
Sace adhammo hañchati [haññati (sī. syā.), haññiti (katthaci)] dhammamajja, ayo suvaṇṇaṃ viya dassaneyyaṃ.
32. Sace tuvaṃ yuddhabalo adhamma [yuddhabalo’si’dhamma (ka. sī.), yuddhabalo’sa’dhamma (pī.)], na tuyha vuḍḍhā [vaddhā (sī. pī.)] ca garū ca atthi;
Maggañca te dammi piyāppiyena, vācāduruttānipi te khamāmi.
33. Idañca sutvā vacanaṃ adhammo, avaṃsiro patito uddhapādo;
‘‘Yuddhatthiko ce na labhāmi yuddhaṃ’’, ettāvatā hoti hato adhammo.
34. Khantībalo yuddhabalaṃ vijetvā, hantvā adhammaṃ nihanitva [vihanitvā (ka.)] bhūmyā;
Pāyāsi vitto [citto (syā.)] abhiruyha sandanaṃ, maggeneva atibalo saccanikkamo.
35. Mātā pitā samaṇabrāhmaṇā ca, asammānitā yassa sake agāre;
Idheva nikkhippa sarīradehaṃ, kāyassa bhedā nirayaṃ vajanti te [vajanti (sī. pī.)];
Yathā adhammo patito avaṃsiro.
36. Mātā pitā samaṇabrāhmaṇā ca, susammānitā yassa sake agāre;
Idheva nikkhippa sarīradehaṃ, kāyassa bhedā sugatiṃ vajanti te;
Yathāpi dhammo abhiruyha sandananti.
Dhammadevaputtajātakaṃ [dhammajātakaṃ (sī. pī.)] tatiyaṃ.