471. Meṇḍakapañhajātakaṃ (8)

94. Yesaṃ na kadāci bhūtapubbaṃ, sakhyaṃ [sakkhiṃ (sī. pī.), sakhi (syā.)] sattapadampimasmi loke;

Jātā amittā duve sahāyā, paṭisandhāya caranti kissa hetu.

95. Yadi me ajja pātarāsakāle, pañhaṃ na sakkuṇeyyātha vattumetaṃ;

Raṭṭhā pabbājayissāmi vo sabbe, na hi mattho duppaññajātikehi.

96. Mahājanasamāgamamhi ghore, janakolāhalasaṅgamamhi jāte;

Vikkhittamanā anekacittā, pañhaṃ na sakkuṇoma vattumetaṃ.

97. Ekaggacittāva ekamekā, rahasi gatā atthaṃ nicintayitvā [atthāni cintayitvā (syā. ka.)];

Paviveke sammasitvāna dhīrā, atha vakkhanti janinda etamatthaṃ.

98. Uggaputta-rājaputtiyānaṃ, urabbhassa maṃsaṃ piyaṃ manāpaṃ;

Na sunakhassa te adenti maṃsaṃ, atha meṇḍassa suṇena sakhyamassa.

99. Cammaṃ vihananti eḷakassa, assapiṭṭhattharassukhassa [assapiṭṭhattharaṇasukhassa (sī.)] hetu;

Na ca te sunakhassa attharanti, atha meṇḍassa suṇena sakhyamassa.

100. Āvellitasiṅgiko hi meṇḍo, na ca sunakhassa visāṇakāni atthi;

Tiṇabhakkho maṃsabhojano ca, atha meṇḍassa suṇena sakhyamassa.

101. Tiṇamāsi palāsamāsi meṇḍo, na ca sunakho tiṇamāsi no palāsaṃ;

Gaṇheyya suṇo sasaṃ biḷāraṃ, atha meṇḍassa suṇena sakhyamassa.

102. Aṭṭhaḍḍhapado catuppadassa, meṇḍo aṭṭhanakho adissamāno;

Chādiyamāharatī ayaṃ imassa, maṃsaṃ āharatī ayaṃ amussa.

103. Pāsādavaragato videhaseṭṭho, vitihāraṃ aññamaññabhojanānaṃ;

Addakkhi [addasa (syā. ka.)] kira sakkhikaṃ janindo, bubhukkassa puṇṇaṃ mukhassa [bhobhukkhassa ca puṇṇamukhassa (sī.)] cetaṃ.

104. Lābhā vata me anapparūpā, yassa medisā paṇḍitā kulamhi;

Pañhassa gambhīragataṃ nipuṇamatthaṃ, paṭivijjhanti subhāsitena dhīrā.

105. Assatarirathañca ekamekaṃ, phītaṃ gāmavarañca ekamekaṃ;

Sabbesaṃ vo dammi paṇḍitānaṃ, paramappatītamano subhāsitenāti.

Meṇḍakapañhajātakaṃ aṭṭhamaṃ.