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Rurumigarājacariya

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  1. 1

    चरियापिटकca·ri·yā·pi·ṭa·ka

    Cariyāpiṭaka

    The Conduct Leading to Buddhahood

  2. 2

    हत्थिनागवग्गhat·thi·nā·ga·vag·ga

    Hatthināgavagga

    The Chapter on an Elephant

  3. 3

    सीलपारमीsī·la·pā·ra·mī 6

    Sīlapāramī 6

    The Perfection of Ethics (6th)

  4. 4

    रुरुमिगराजचरियru·ru·mi·ga·rā·ja·ca·ri·ya

    Rurumigarājacariya

    Ruru the Deer King’s Conduct

  5. 5

    “पुनापरंpu·nā·pa·raṃ यदाya·dā होमि,ho·mi

    “Punāparaṁ yadā homi,

    “Then again when I was

  6. 6

    सुतत्तकनकसन्निभो;su·tat·ta·ka·na·ka·san·ni·bho

    sutattakanakasannibho;

    the king of deer named Ruru,

  7. 7

    मिगराजाmi·ga·rā·jā रुरुru·ru नाम,nā·ma

    Migarājā ruru nāma,

    in appearance I was like burnished gold,

  8. 8

    परमसीलसमाहितो।pa·ra·ma·sī·la·sa·mā·hi·to

    paramasīlasamāhito.

    focused on the highest ethics.

  9. 9

    रम्मेram·me पदेसेpa·de·se रमणीये,ra·ma·ṇī·ye

    Ramme padese ramaṇīye,

    There was a pleasant, delightful region,

  10. 10

    विवित्तेvi·vit·te अमनुस्सके;a·ma·nus·sa·ke

    vivitte amanussake;

    free of humans,

  11. 11

    तत्थtat·tha वासंvā·saṃ उपगञ्छिं,u·pa·gañ·chiṃ

    Tattha vāsaṁ upagañchiṁ,

    so I went there and stayed

  12. 12

    गङ्गाकूलेgaṅ·gā·kū·le मनोरमे।ma·no·ra·me

    gaṅgākūle manorame.

    on a lovely bank of the Ganges.

  13. 13

    अथa·tha उपरिu·pa·ri गङ्गाय,gaṅ·gā·ya

    Atha upari gaṅgāya,

    Then a man upstream,

  14. 14

    धनिकेहिdha·ni·ke·hi परिपीळितो;pa·ri·pī·ḷi·to

    dhanikehi paripīḷito;

    harassed by creditors,

  15. 15

    पुरिसोpu·ri·so गङ्गायgaṅ·gā·ya पपति,pa·pa·ti

    Puriso gaṅgāya papati,

    fell into the Ganges, thinking,

  16. 16

    ‘जीवामिjī·vā·mi वाvā मरामिma·rā·mi वा’।vā

    ‘jīvāmi vā marāmi vā’.

    ‘I live or I die!’

  17. 17

    रत्तिन्दिवंrat·tin·di·vaṃ सोso गङ्गाय,gaṅ·gā·ya

    Rattindivaṁ so gaṅgāya,

    Day and night in the Ganges

  18. 18

    वुय्हमानोvuy·ha·mā·no महोदके;ma·ho·da·ke

    vuyhamāno mahodake;

    he was swept along the stream,

  19. 19

    रवन्तोra·van·to करुणंka·ru·ṇaṃ रवं,ra·vaṃ

    Ravanto karuṇaṁ ravaṁ,

    crying out pitifully,

  20. 20

    मज्झेmaj·jhe गङ्गायgaṅ·gā·ya गच्छति।gac·cha·ti

    majjhe gaṅgāya gacchati.

    along the middle of the Ganges.

  21. 21

    तस्साहंtas·sā·haṃ सद्दंsad·daṃ सुत्वान,sut·vā·na

    Tassāhaṁ saddaṁ sutvāna,

    When I heard the sound

  22. 22

    करुणंka·ru·ṇaṃ परिदेवतो;pa·ri·de·va·to

    karuṇaṁ paridevato;

    of his pitiful crying,

  23. 23

    गङ्गायgaṅ·gā·ya तीरेtī·re ठत्वान,ṭhat·vā·na

    Gaṅgāya tīre ṭhatvāna,

    I stood on the Ganges bank

  24. 24

    अपुच्छिंa·puc·chiṃ ‘कोसिko·si त्वंtvaṃ नरो’।na·ro

    apucchiṁ ‘kosi tvaṁ naro’.

    and asked, ‘What man are you?’

  25. 25

    सोso मेme पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho चca ब्याकासि,byā·kā·si

    So me puṭṭho ca byākāsi,

    When asked he explained

  26. 26

    अत्तनोat·ta·no करणंka·ra·ṇaṃ तदा;ta·dā

    attano karaṇaṁ tadā;

    to me his own deed:

  27. 27

    ‘धनिकेहिdha·ni·ke·hi भीतोbhī·to तसितो,ta·si·to

    ‘Dhanikehi bhīto tasito,

    ‘I was so scared of my creditors,

  28. 28

    पक्खन्दोहंpak·khan·do·haṃ महानदिं’।ma·hā·na·diṃ

    pakkhandohaṁ mahānadiṁ’.

    I jumped in the great river!’

  29. 29

    तस्सtas·sa कत्वानkat·vā·na कारुञ्ञं,kā·ruñ·ñaṃ

    Tassa katvāna kāruññaṁ,

    Taking pity on him,

  30. 30

    चजित्वाca·jit·vā ममma·ma जीवितं;jī·vi·taṃ

    cajitvā mama jīvitaṁ;

    surrendering my own life,

  31. 31

    पविसित्वाpa·vi·sit·vā नीहरिंnī·ha·riṃ तस्स,tas·sa

    Pavisitvā nīhariṁ tassa,

    I entered and dragged him out

  32. 32

    अन्धकारम्हिan·dha·kā·ram·hi रत्तिया।rat·ti·yā

    andhakāramhi rattiyā.

    in the darkness of the night.

  33. 33

    अस्सत्थकालमञ्ञाय,as·sat·tha·kā·la·mañ·ñā·ya

    Assatthakālamaññāya,

    When I knew he had recovered,

  34. 34

    तस्साहंtas·sā·haṃ इदमब्रविं;i·da·mab·ra·viṃ

    tassāhaṁ idamabraviṁ;

    I said to him,

  35. 35

    ‘एकंe·kaṃ तंtaṃ वरंva·raṃ याचामि,yā·cā·mi

    ‘Ekaṁ taṁ varaṁ yācāmi,

    ‘I ask of you one favor:

  36. 36

    माmā मंmaṃ कस्सचिkas·sa·ci पावद’।pā·va·da

    mā maṁ kassaci pāvada’.

    tell no one about me.’

  37. 37

    नगरंna·ga·raṃ गन्त्वानgan·tvā·na आचिक्खि,ā·cik·khi

    Nagaraṁ gantvāna ācikkhi,

    But once he had returned to the city,

  38. 38

    पुच्छितोpuc·chi·to धनहेतुको;dha·na·he·tu·ko

    pucchito dhanahetuko;

    for the sake of money he told when asked.

  39. 39

    राजानंrā·jā·naṃ सोso गहेत्वान,ga·het·vā·na

    Rājānaṁ so gahetvāna,

    Taking the king,

  40. 40

    उपगञ्छिu·pa·gañ·chi ममन्तिकं।ma·man·ti·kaṃ

    upagañchi mamantikaṁ.

    he drew close to me.

  41. 41

    यावताyā·va·tā करणंka·ra·ṇaṃ सब्बं,sab·baṃ

    Yāvatā karaṇaṁ sabbaṁ,

    All that I had done

  42. 42

    रञ्ञोrañ·ño आरोचितंā·ro·ci·taṃ मया;ma·yā

    rañño ārocitaṁ mayā;

    was related to the king.

  43. 43

    राजाrā·jā सुत्वानsut·vā·na वचनं,va·ca·naṃ

    Rājā sutvāna vacanaṁ,

    When the king heard this,

  44. 44

    उसुंu·suṃ तस्सtas·sa पकप्पयि;pa·kap·pa·yi

    usuṁ tassa pakappayi;

    he fitted his arrow, thinking,

  45. 45

    ‘इधेवi·dhe·va घातयिस्सामि,ghā·ta·yis·sā·mi

    ‘Idheva ghātayissāmi,

    ‘Right here I shall kill

  46. 46

    मित्तदुब्भिंmit·ta·dub·bhiṃ अनारियं’।a·nā·ri·yaṃ

    mittadubbhiṁ anāriyaṁ’.

    this ignoble betrayer of a friend.’

  47. 47

    तमहंta·ma·haṃ अनुरक्खन्तो,a·nu·rak·khan·to

    Tamahaṁ anurakkhanto,

    I protected him,

  48. 48

    निम्मिनिंnim·mi·niṃ ममma·ma अत्तना;at·ta·nā

    nimminiṁ mama attanā;

    substituting myself:

  49. 49

    ‘तिट्ठतेसोtiṭ·ṭha·te·so महाराज,ma·hā·rā·ja

    ‘Tiṭṭhateso mahārāja,

    ‘Let him be, Great King.

  50. 50

    कामकारोkā·ma·kā·ro भवामिbha·vā·mi ते’।te

    kāmakāro bhavāmi te’.

    I shall carry out your pleasure.’

  51. 51

    अनुरक्खिंa·nu·rak·khiṃ ममma·ma सीलं,sī·laṃ

    Anurakkhiṁ mama sīlaṁ,

    I guarded my ethics,

  52. 52

    नारक्खिंnā·rak·khiṃ ममma·ma जीवितं;jī·vi·taṃ

    nārakkhiṁ mama jīvitaṁ;

    not my life.

  53. 53

    सीलवाsī·la·vā हिhi तदाta·dā आसिं,ā·siṃ

    Sīlavā hi tadā āsiṁ,

    For then I was ethical,

  54. 54

    बोधियायेवbo·dhi·yā·ye·va कारणा”ति।kā·ra·ṇā

    bodhiyāyeva kāraṇā”ti.

    because it was solely for awakening.”

  55. 55

    रुरुमिगराजचरियंru·ru·mi·ga·rā·ja·ca·ri·yaṃ छट्ठं।chaṭ·ṭhaṃ

    Rurumigarājacariyaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.

    (Pāli only)

Sources. Sanskrit: Satyavedaḥ, the New Testament in Sanskrit (Calcutta Baptist Missionaries, 1851; J. Wenger’s revision of W. Carey’s version). Digital text © 2018 SanskritBible.in, via eBible.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; changed here: arranged by verse and every word linked to the dictionary (links made automatically). Old Testament Sanskrit: the Old Testament in Sanskrit, Calcutta Baptist Mission Press, 1848–1852 (public domain), read by OCR from the Internet Archive scans of the Boston University School of Theology copy; unproofread, with machine clean-up only. Pāli Canon: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (based on the Vipassana Research Institute’s Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana edition), from SuttaCentral bilara-data, CC0; Devanagari and pronunciation made automatically from the Roman text. Pāli English: Bhikkhu Sujato (suttas) and Bhikkhu Brahmali (Vinaya), SuttaCentral, CC0. Pāli word meanings: the Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede), corrected reprint © The Pali Text Society, CC BY-NC 3.0, digital text from BuddhaDust; word matching automatic. English: King James Version (1769), public domain; words the translators added are in italics. Word meanings and pronunciations: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1872), via this site’s Sanskrit dictionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); English↔Sanskrit word matches made automatically and may need checking.