526. Niḷinikājātakaṃ (1)

1. ‘‘Uddayhate [uḍḍayhate (sī. pī.)] janapado, raṭṭhañcāpi vinassati;

Ehi niḷinike [niḷike (sī. syā. pī.), evamuparipi] gaccha, taṃ me brāhmaṇamānaya’’.

2. ‘‘Nāhaṃ dukkhakkhamā rāja, nāhaṃ addhānakovidā;

Kathaṃ ahaṃ gamissāmi, vanaṃ kuñjarasevitaṃ’’.

3. ‘‘Phītaṃ janapadaṃ gantvā, hatthinā ca rathena ca;

Dārusaṅghāṭayānena, evaṃ gaccha niḷinike.

4. ‘‘Hatthiassarathe pattī, gacchevādāya khattiye;

Taveva vaṇṇarūpena, vasaṃ tamānayissasi’’.

5. ‘‘Kadalīdhajapaññāṇo, ābhujīparivārito;

Eso padissati rammo, isisiṅgassa assamo.

6. ‘‘Eso aggissa saṅkhāto, eso dhūmo padissati;

Maññe no aggiṃ hāpeti, isisiṅgo mahiddhiko’’.

7. ‘‘Tañca disvāna āyantiṃ, āmuttamaṇikuṇḍalaṃ;

Isisiṅgo pāvisi bhīto, assamaṃ paṇṇachādanaṃ.

8. ‘‘Assamassa ca sā dvāre, geṇḍukenassa [bheṇḍukenassa (sī. pī.)] kīḷati;

Vidaṃsayantī aṅgāni, guyhaṃ pakāsitāni ca.

9. ‘‘Tañca disvāna kīḷantiṃ, paṇṇasālagato jaṭī;

Assamā nikkhamitvāna, idaṃ vacanamabravi.

10. ‘‘Ambho ko nāma so rukkho, yassa tevaṃgataṃ phalaṃ;

Dūrepi khittaṃ pacceti, na taṃ ohāya gacchati’’.

11. ‘‘Assamassa mama [maṃ (sī.)] brahme, samīpe gandhamādane;

Bahavo [pabbate (sī.)] tādisā rukkhā, yassa tevaṃgataṃ phalaṃ;

Dūrepi khittaṃ pacceti, na maṃ ohāya gacchati’’.

12. ‘‘Etū [etu (sī. syā. ka.)] bhavaṃ assamimaṃ adetu, pajjañca bhakkhañca paṭiccha dammi;

Idamāsanaṃ atra bhavaṃ nisīdatu, ito bhavaṃ mūlaphalāni bhuñjatu’’ [khādatu (sī.)].

13. ‘‘Kiṃ te idaṃ ūrūnamantarasmiṃ, supicchitaṃ kaṇharivappakāsati;

Akkhāhi me pucchito etamatthaṃ, kose nu te uttamaṅgaṃ paviṭṭhaṃ’’.

14. ‘‘Ahaṃ vane mūlaphalesanaṃ caraṃ, āsādayiṃ [assādayiṃ (ka.)] acchaṃ sughorarūpaṃ;

So maṃ patitvā sahasājjhapatto, panujja maṃ abbahi [abbuhi (syā. ka.)] uttamaṅgaṃ.

15. ‘‘Svāyaṃ vaṇo khajjati kaṇḍuvāyati, sabbañca kālaṃ na labhāmi sātaṃ;

Paho bhavaṃ kaṇḍumimaṃ vinetuṃ, kurutaṃ bhavaṃ yācito brāhmaṇatthaṃ’’.

16. ‘‘Gambhīrarūpo te vaṇo salohito, apūtiko vaṇagandho [pakkagandho (sī.), pannagandho (syā. pī.)] mahā ca;

Karomi te kiñci kasāyayogaṃ, yathā bhavaṃ paramasukhī bhaveyya’’.

17. ‘‘Na mantayogā na kasāyayogā, na osadhā brahmacāri [brahmacārī (sī. syā. pī.)] kamanti;

Ghaṭṭe mudukena [yaṃ te mudu tena (sī.), yaṃ te mudū tena (pī.)] vinehi kaṇḍuṃ [kaṇḍukaṃ (pī.)], yathā ahaṃ paramasukhī bhaveyyaṃ’’.

18. ‘‘Ito nu bhoto katamena assamo, kacci bhavaṃ abhiramasi [abhiramasī (pī.)] araññe;

Kacci nu te [kacci te (pī.)] mūlaphalaṃ pahūtaṃ, kacci bhavantaṃ na vihiṃsanti vāḷā’’.

19. ‘‘Ito ujuṃ uttarāyaṃ disāyaṃ, khemānadī himavatā pabhāvī [pabhāti (sī. pī.)];

Tassā tīre assamo mayha rammo, aho bhavaṃ assamaṃ mayhaṃ passe.

20. ‘‘Ambā ca sālā tilakā ca jambuyo, uddālakā pāṭaliyo ca phullā;

Samantato kimpurisābhigītaṃ, aho bhavaṃ assamaṃ mayhaṃ passe.

21. ‘‘Tālā ca mūlā ca phalā ca mettha, vaṇṇena gandhena upetarūpaṃ;

Taṃ bhūmibhāgehi upetarūpaṃ, aho bhavaṃ assamaṃ mayhaṃ passe.

21. ‘‘Phalā ca mūlā ca pahūtamettha, vaṇṇena gandhena rasenupetā;

Āyanti ca luddakā taṃ padesaṃ, mā me tato mūlaphalaṃ ahāsuṃ’’.

23. ‘‘Pitā mamaṃ mūlaphalesanaṃ gato, idāni āgacchati sāyakāle;

Ubhova gacchāmase assamaṃ taṃ, yāva pitā mūlaphalato etu’’.

24. ‘‘Aññe bahū isayo sādhurūpā, rājīsayo anumagge vasanti;

Te yeva pucchesi mamassamaṃ taṃ, te taṃ nayissanti mamaṃ sakāse’’.

25. ‘‘Na te kaṭṭhāni bhinnāni, na te udakamābhataṃ;

Aggīpi te na hāpito [hāsito (sī. syā.)], kiṃ nu mandova jhāyasi.

26. ‘‘Bhinnāni kaṭṭhāni huto ca aggi, tapanīpi te samitā brahmacārī [brahmacāri (?)];

Pīṭhañca mayhaṃ udakañca hoti, ramasi tuvaṃ [tvaṃ (sī.)] brahmabhūto puratthā.

27. ‘‘Abhinnakaṭṭhosi anābhatodako, ahāpitaggīsi [ahāpitaggīpi (ka.)] asiddhabhojano [asiṭṭhabhojano (ka.)];

Na me tuvaṃ ālapasī mamajja, naṭṭhaṃ nu kiṃ cetasikañca dukkhaṃ’’.

28. ‘‘Idhāgamā jaṭilo brahmacārī, sudassaneyyo sutanū vineti;

Nevātidīgho na panātirasso, sukaṇhakaṇhacchadanehi bhoto.

29. ‘‘Amassujāto apurāṇavaṇṇī, ādhārarūpañca panassa kaṇṭhe;

Dve yamā [dve passa (sī.), dvāssa (pī.)] gaṇḍā uresu jātā, suvaṇṇatindukanibhā [suvaṇṇapindūpanibhā (sī.), suvaṇṇatiṇḍusannibhā (syā.), sovannapiṇḍūpanibhā (pī.)] pabhassarā.

30. ‘‘Mukhañca tassa bhusadassaneyyaṃ, kaṇṇesu lambanti ca kuñcitaggā;

Te jotare carato māṇavassa, suttañca yaṃ saṃyamanaṃ jaṭānaṃ.

31. ‘‘Aññā ca tassa saṃyamāni [saṃyamanī (sī. pī.)] catasso, nīlā pītā [nīlāpi tā (pī.)] lohitikā [lohitakā (syā. pī. ka.)] ca setā;

Tā piṃsare [saṃsare (sī. syā.)] carato māṇavassa, tiriṭi [cirīṭi (sī. pī.)] saṅghāriva pāvusamhi.

32. ‘‘Na mikhalaṃ muñjamayaṃ dhāreti, na santhare [santace (sī.), santacaṃ (pī.), santare (ka.)] no pana pabbajassa;

Tā jotare jaghanantare [jaghanavare (sī. pī.)] vilaggā, sateratā vijjurivantalikkhe.

33. ‘‘Akhīlakāni ca avaṇṭakāni, heṭṭhā nabhyā kaṭisamohitāni;

Aghaṭṭitā niccakīḷaṃ karonti, haṃ tāta kiṃrukkhaphalāni tāni.

34. ‘‘Jaṭā ca tassa bhusadassaneyyā, parosataṃ vellitaggā sugandhā;

Dvedhā siro sādhu vibhattarūpo, aho nu kho mayha tathā jaṭāssu.

35. ‘‘Yadā ca so pakirati tā jaṭāyo, vaṇṇena gandhena upetarūpā;

Nīluppalaṃ vātasameritaṃva, tatheva saṃvāti panassamo ayaṃ.

36. ‘‘Paṅko ca tassa bhusadassaneyyo, netādiso yādiso mayhaṃ kāye [kāyo (sī. syā. pī.)];

So vāyatī erito mālutena, vanaṃ yathā aggagimhe suphullaṃ.

37. ‘‘Nihanti so rukkhaphalaṃ pathabyā, sucittarūpaṃ ruciraṃ dassaneyyaṃ;

Khittañca tassa punareti hatthaṃ, haṃ tāta kiṃrukkhaphalaṃ nu kho taṃ.

38. ‘‘Dantā ca tassa bhusadassaneyyā, suddhā samā saṅkhavarūpapannā;

Mano pasādenti vivariyamānā, na hi [na ha (sī. pī.)] nūna so sākamakhādi tehi.

39. ‘‘Akakkasaṃ aggaḷitaṃ muhuṃ muduṃ, ujuṃ anuddhataṃ acapalamassa bhāsitaṃ;

Rudaṃ manuññaṃ karavīkasussaraṃ, hadayaṅgamaṃ rañjayateva me mano.

40. ‘‘Bindussaro nātivisaṭṭhavākyo [nātivissaṭṭhavākyo (sī. syā. pī.)], na nūna sajjhāyamatippayutto;

Icchāmi bho [kho (sī. syā. pī.)] taṃ punadeva daṭṭhuṃ, mitto hi [mittaṃ hi (sī. syā. pī.)] me māṇavohu [māṇavāhu (sī. syā.), māṇavāhū (pī.)] puratthā.

41. ‘‘Susandhi sabbattha vimaṭṭhimaṃ vaṇaṃ, puthū [puthuṃ (pī.), puthu (ka.)] sujātaṃ kharapattasannibhaṃ;

Teneva maṃ uttariyāna māṇavo, vivaritaṃ ūruṃ jaghanena pīḷayi.

42. ‘‘Tapanti ābhanti virocare ca, sateratā vijjurivantalikkhe;

Bāhā mudū añjanalomasādisā, vicitravaṭṭaṅgulikāssa sobhare.

43. ‘‘Akakkasaṅgo na ca dīghalomo, nakhāssa dīghā api lohitaggā;

Mudūhi bāhāhi palissajanto, kalyāṇarūpo ramayaṃ [ramayhaṃ (ka.)] upaṭṭhahi.

44. ‘‘Dumassa tūlūpanibhā pabhassarā, suvaṇṇakambutalavaṭṭasucchavī;

Hatthā mudū tehi maṃ saṃphusitvā, ito gato tena maṃ dahanti tāta.

45. ‘‘Na nūna [na ha nūna (sī. pī.)] so khārividhaṃ ahāsi, na nūna so kaṭṭhāni sayaṃ abhañji;

Na nūna so hanti dume kuṭhāriyā [kudhāriyā (ka.)], na hissa [na pissa (sī. syā. pī.)] hatthesu khilāni atthi.

46. ‘‘Accho ca kho tassa vaṇaṃ akāsi, so maṃbravi sukhitaṃ maṃ karohi;

Tāhaṃ kariṃ tena mamāsi sokhyaṃ, so cabravi sukhitosmīti brahme.

47. ‘‘Ayañca te māluvapaṇṇasanthatā, vikiṇṇarūpāva mayā ca tena ca;

Kilantarūpā udake ramitvā, punappunaṃ paṇṇakuṭiṃ vajāma.

48. ‘‘Na majja mantā paṭibhanti tāta, na aggihuttaṃ napi yaññatantaṃ [yaññatantraṃ (sī.), yaññaṃ tatra (pī. ka.), yaññatatra (syā.)];

Na cāpi te mūlaphalāni bhuñje, yāva na passāmi taṃ brahmacāriṃ.

49. ‘‘Addhā pajānāsi tuvampi tāta, yassaṃ disaṃ [disāyaṃ (syā. pī. ka.)] vasate brahmacārī;

Taṃ maṃ disaṃ pāpaya tāta khippaṃ, mā te ahaṃ amarimassamamhi.

50. ‘‘Vicitraphullaṃ [vicitrapupphaṃ (sī. pī.)] hi vanaṃ sutaṃ mayā, dijābhighuṭṭhaṃ dijasaṅghasevitaṃ;

Taṃ maṃ vanaṃ pāpaya tāta khippaṃ, purā te pāṇaṃ vijahāmi assame’’.

51. ‘‘Imasmāhaṃ jotirase vanamhi, gandhabbadevaccharasaṅghasevite;

Isīnamāvāse sanantanamhi, netādisaṃ aratiṃ pāpuṇetha.

52. ‘‘Bhavanti mittāni atho na honti, ñātīsu mittesu karonti pemaṃ;

Ayañca jammo kissa vā niviṭṭho, yo neva jānāti kutomhi āgato.

53. ‘‘Saṃvāsena hi mittāni, sandhiyanti [sandhīyanti (sī. pī.)] punappunaṃ;

Sveva mitto [sā ca metti (pī.)] asaṃgantu, asaṃvāsena jīrati.

54. ‘‘Sace tuvaṃ dakkhasi brahmacāriṃ, sace tuvaṃ sallape [sallapi (sī.)] brahmacārinā;

Sampannasassaṃva mahodakena, tapoguṇaṃ khippamimaṃ pahissasi [pahassasi (sī. syā. pī.)].

55. ‘‘Punapi [punappi (pī.)] ce dakkhasi brahmacāriṃ, punapi [punappi (pī.)] ce sallape brahmacārinā;

Sampannasassaṃva mahodakena, usmāgataṃ khippamimaṃ pahissasi.

56. ‘‘Bhūtāni hetāni [etāni (pī.)] caranti tāta, virūparūpena manussaloke;

Na tāni sevetha naro sapañño, āsajja naṃ nassati brahmacārī’’ti.

Niḷinikājātakaṃ [naḷinījātakaṃ (sī.), naḷinijātakaṃ (pī.)] paṭhamaṃ.