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3. Samuddavāṇijajātaka

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  1. 1

    जातकjā·ta·ka

    Jātaka

    Stories of Past Lives 466

  2. 2

    द्वादसकनिपातdvā·da·sa·ka·ni·pā·ta

    Dvādasakanipāta

    The Book of the Twelves

  3. 3

    चूळकुणालवग्गcū·ḷa·ku·ṇā·la·vag·ga

    Cūḷakuṇālavagga

    The Chapter With Cūḷakuṇāla

  4. 4

    3। समुद्दवाणिजजातकsa·mud·da·vā·ṇi·ja·jā·ta·ka

    3. Samuddavāṇijajātaka

    The Sea Merchants: a past life story

  5. 5

    “कसन्तिka·san·ti वपन्तिva·pan·ti तेte जना,ja·nā

    “Kasanti vapanti te janā,

    “Those folk sow and reap,

  6. 6

    मनुजाma·nu·jā कम्मफलूपजीविनो;kam·ma·pha·lū·pa·jī·vi·no

    Manujā kammaphalūpajīvino;

    men living on the fruit of their work.

  7. 7

    नयिमस्सna·yi·mas·sa दीपकस्सdī·pa·kas·sa भागिनो,bhā·gi·no

    Nayimassa dīpakassa bhāgino,

    They have no share of this island.

  8. 8

    जम्बुदीपाjam·bu·dī·pā इदमेवi·da·me·va नोno वरं”।va·raṃ

    Jambudīpā idameva no varaṁ”.

    This is better far than India!”

  9. 9

    “तिपञ्चरत्तूपगतम्हिti·pañ·ca·rat·tū·pa·ga·tam·hi चन्दे,can·de

    “Tipañcarattūpagatamhi cande,

    “When the fifteenth day full moon has risen,

  10. 10

    वेगोve·go महाma·hā हेहितिhe·hi·ti सागरस्स;sā·ga·ras·sa

    Vego mahā hehiti sāgarassa;

    there will be a great flood from the sea,

  11. 11

    उप्लविस्संup·la·vis·saṃ दीपमिमंdī·pa·mi·maṃ उळारं,u·ḷā·raṃ

    Uplavissaṁ dīpamimaṁ uḷāraṁ,

    drowning this splendid isle.

  12. 12

    माmā वोvo वधीva·dhī गच्छथgac·cha·tha लेणमञ्ञं”।le·ṇa·mañ·ñaṃ

    Mā vo vadhī gacchatha leṇamaññaṁ”.

    Let it not destroy you all! Go to some other haven!”

  13. 13

    “नna जातुयंjā·tu·yaṃ सागरवारिवेगो,sā·ga·ra·vā·ri·ve·go

    “Na jātuyaṁ sāgaravārivego,

    “Never shall a mighty flood of water from the sea

  14. 14

    उप्लविस्संup·la·vis·saṃ दीपमिमंdī·pa·mi·maṃ उळारं;u·ḷā·raṃ

    Uplavissaṁ dīpamimaṁ uḷāraṁ;

    drown this splendid isle—

  15. 15

    तंtaṃ मेme निमित्तेहिni·mit·te·hi बहूहिba·hū·hi दिट्ठं,diṭ·ṭhaṃ

    Taṁ me nimittehi bahūhi diṭṭhaṁ,

    I have seen that through many a sign.

  16. 16

    माmā भेथbhe·tha किंkiṃ सोचथso·ca·tha मोदथव्हो।mo·da·thav·ho

    Mā bhetha kiṁ socatha modathavho.

    Don’t fear! Why worry? Celebrate!

  17. 17

    पहूतभक्खंpa·hū·ta·bhak·khaṃ बहुअन्नपानं,ba·hu·an·na·pā·naṃ

    Pahūtabhakkhaṁ bahuannapānaṁ,

    You’ve come to this splendid abode,

  18. 18

    पत्तत्थpat·tat·tha आवासमिमंā·vā·sa·mi·maṃ उळारं;u·ḷā·raṃ

    Pattattha āvāsamimaṁ uḷāraṁ;

    full of food and drink.

  19. 19

    नna वोvo भयंbha·yaṃ पटिपस्सामिpa·ṭi·pas·sā·mi किञ्चि,kiñ·ci

    Na vo bhayaṁ paṭipassāmi kiñci,

    I see no danger for you at all.

  20. 20

    आपुत्तपुत्तेहिā·put·ta·put·te·hi पमोदथव्हो”।pa·mo·da·thav·ho

    Āputtaputtehi pamodathavho”.

    Celebrate, even unto the sons of sons!”

  21. 21

    “योyo देवोयंde·vo·yaṃ दक्खिणायंdak·khi·ṇā·yaṃ दिसायं,di·sā·yaṃ

    “Yo devoyaṁ dakkhiṇāyaṁ disāyaṁ,

    “This god in the southern quarter

  22. 22

    खेमन्तिkhe·man·ti पक्कोसतिpak·ko·sa·ti तस्सtas·sa सच्चं;sac·caṃ

    Khemanti pakkosati tassa saccaṁ;

    crying, ‘It is safe!’: his is the truth!

  23. 23

    नna उत्तरोut·ta·ro वेदिve·di भयाभयस्स,bha·yā·bha·yas·sa

    Na uttaro vedi bhayābhayassa,

    The northern doesn’t know if there’s a danger or not.

  24. 24

    माmā भेथbhe·tha किंkiṃ सोचथso·ca·tha मोदथव्हो”।mo·da·thav·ho

    Mā bhetha kiṁ socatha modathavho”.

    Don’t fear! Why worry? Celebrate!”

  25. 25

    “यथाya·thā इमेi·me विप्पवदन्तिvip·pa·va·dan·ti यक्खा,yak·khā

    “Yathā ime vippavadanti yakkhā,

    “As these spirits argue,

  26. 26

    एकोe·ko भयंbha·yaṃ संसतिsaṃ·sa·ti खेममेको;khe·ma·me·ko

    Eko bhayaṁ saṁsati khemameko;

    one reporting danger, one safety,

  27. 27

    तदिङ्घta·diṅ·gha मय्हंmay·haṃ वचनंva·ca·naṃ सुणाथ,su·ṇā·tha

    Tadiṅgha mayhaṁ vacanaṁ suṇātha,

    please heed my advice,

  28. 28

    खिप्पंkhip·paṃ लहुंla·huṃ माmā विनस्सिम्हvi·nas·sim·ha सब्बे।sab·be

    Khippaṁ lahuṁ mā vinassimha sabbe.

    lest we perish swift and fleet.

  29. 29

    सब्बेsab·be समागम्मsa·mā·gam·ma करोमka·ro·ma नावं,nā·vaṃ

    Sabbe samāgamma karoma nāvaṁ,

    Let all join together to build a boat,

  30. 30

    दोणिंdo·ṇiṃ दळ्हंda·ḷhaṃ सब्बयन्तूपपन्नं;sab·ba·yan·tū·pa·pan·naṃ

    Doṇiṁ daḷhaṁ sabbayantūpapannaṁ;

    a strong vessel fully equipped.

  31. 31

    सचेsa·ce अयंa·yaṃ दक्खिणोdak·khi·ṇo सच्चमाह,sac·ca·mā·ha

    Sace ayaṁ dakkhiṇo saccamāha,

    If this southern one speaks true,

  32. 32

    मोघंmo·ghaṃ पटिक्कोसतिpa·ṭik·ko·sa·ti उत्तरोयं;ut·ta·ro·yaṃ

    Moghaṁ paṭikkosati uttaroyaṁ;

    and is falsely rejected by the northern,

  33. 33

    साsā चेवce·va नोno हेहितिhe·hi·ti आपदत्था,ā·pa·dat·thā

    Sā ceva no hehiti āpadatthā,

    it shall serve us in time of need,

  34. 34

    इमञ्चi·mañ·ca दीपंdī·paṃ नna परिच्चजेम।pa·ric·ca·je·ma

    Imañca dīpaṁ na pariccajema.

    and we would not give up the island.

  35. 35

    सचेsa·ce चca खोkho उत्तरोut·ta·ro सच्चमाह,sac·ca·mā·ha

    Sace ca kho uttaro saccamāha,

    But if the northern speaks true,

  36. 36

    मोघंmo·ghaṃ पटिक्कोसतिpa·ṭik·ko·sa·ti दक्खिणोयं;dak·khi·ṇo·yaṃ

    Moghaṁ paṭikkosati dakkhiṇoyaṁ;

    and is falsely rejected by the southern,

  37. 37

    तमेवta·me·va नावंnā·vaṃ अभिरुय्हa·bhi·ruy·ha सब्बे,sab·be

    Tameva nāvaṁ abhiruyha sabbe,

    then having all boarded the boat,

  38. 38

    एवंe·vaṃ मयंma·yaṃ सोत्थिsot·thi तरेमुta·re·mu पारं।pā·raṃ

    Evaṁ mayaṁ sotthi taremu pāraṁ.

    we shall cross safely to the far shore.

  39. 39

    नna वेve सुगण्हंsu·gaṇ·haṃ पठमेनpa·ṭha·me·na सेट्ठं,seṭ·ṭhaṃ

    Na ve sugaṇhaṁ paṭhamena seṭṭhaṁ,

    Truly, best not accept the last word that came your way,

  40. 40

    कनिट्ठमापाथगतंka·niṭ·ṭha·mā·pā·tha·ga·taṃ गहेत्वा;ga·het·vā

    Kaniṭṭhamāpāthagataṁ gahetvā;

    when what was spoken by the first was best.

  41. 41

    योyo चीधcī·dha तच्छंtac·chaṃ पविचेय्यpa·vi·cey·ya गण्हति,gaṇ·ha·ti

    Yo cīdha tacchaṁ paviceyya gaṇhati,

    Who here accepts the truth after examination,

  42. 42

    सsa वेve नरोna·ro सेट्ठमुपेतिseṭ·ṭha·mu·pe·ti ठानं।ṭhā·naṃ

    Sa ve naro seṭṭhamupeti ṭhānaṁ.

    that man goes to the best place.”

  43. 43

    यथापिya·thā·pi तेte सागरवारिमज्झे,sā·ga·ra·vā·ri·maj·jhe

    Yathāpi te sāgaravārimajjhe,

    Just as, in the middle of the watery sea,

  44. 44

    सकम्मुनाsa·kam·mu·nā सोत्थिsot·thi वहिंसुva·hiṃ·su वाणिजा;vā·ṇi·jā

    Sakammunā sotthi vahiṁsu vāṇijā;

    the merchants fled to safety by their own efforts,

  45. 45

    अनागतत्थंa·nā·ga·tat·thaṃ पटिविज्झियान,pa·ṭi·vij·jhi·yā·na

    Anāgatatthaṁ paṭivijjhiyāna,

    so, realizing his future welfare,

  46. 46

    अप्पम्पिap·pam·pi नाच्चेतिnāc·ce·ti सsa भूरिपञ्ञो।bhū·ri·pañ·ño

    Appampi nācceti sa bhūripañño.

    he of vast wisdom transgresses not at all.

  47. 47

    बालाbā·lā चca मोहेनmo·he·na रसानुगिद्धा,ra·sā·nu·gid·dhā

    Bālā ca mohena rasānugiddhā,

    Fools deluded by desire for tastes,

  48. 48

    अनागतंa·nā·ga·taṃ अप्पटिविज्झियत्थं;ap·pa·ṭi·vij·jhi·yat·thaṃ

    Anāgataṁ appaṭivijjhiyatthaṁ;

    not realizing their future welfare,

  49. 49

    पच्चुप्पन्नेpac·cup·pan·ne सीदन्तिsī·dan·ti अत्थजाते,at·tha·jā·te

    Paccuppanne sīdanti atthajāte,

    sink down in face of present need,

  50. 50

    समुद्दमज्झेsa·mud·da·maj·jhe यथाya·thā तेte मनुस्सा।ma·nus·sā

    Samuddamajjhe yathā te manussā.

    like those people in mid-ocean.

  51. 51

    अनागतंa·nā·ga·taṃ पटिकयिराथpa·ṭi·ka·yi·rā·tha किच्चं,kic·caṃ

    Anāgataṁ paṭikayirātha kiccaṁ,

    Prepare what must be done for the future, thinking,

  52. 52

    ‘माmā मंmaṃ किच्चंkic·caṃ किच्चकालेkic·ca·kā·le ब्यधेसि’;bya·dhe·si

    ‘Mā maṁ kiccaṁ kiccakāle byadhesi’;

    “Let what must be done not harm me on the day the duty ripens.”

  53. 53

    तंtaṃ तादिसंtā·di·saṃ पटिकतकिच्चकारिं,pa·ṭi·ka·ta·kic·ca·kā·riṃ

    Taṁ tādisaṁ paṭikatakiccakāriṁ,

    The kind who acts to prepare what must be done,

  54. 54

    नna तंtaṃ किच्चंkic·caṃ किच्चकालेkic·ca·kā·le ब्यधेती”ति।bya·dhe·tī

    Na taṁ kiccaṁ kiccakāle byadhetī”ti.

    is not harmed by what must be done on the day the duty ripens.

  55. 55

    समुद्दवाणिजजातकंsa·mud·da·vā·ṇi·ja·jā·ta·kaṃ ततियं।ta·ti·yaṃ

    Samuddavāṇijajātakaṁ tatiyaṁ.

    (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.