Jātaka

Sattakanipāta

Gandhāravagga

7. Koṭa­sim­ba­li­jātaka

“Ahaṃ dasa­sataṃ­byāmaṃ,
uragamādāya āgato;
Tañca mañca mahākāyaṃ,
dhārayaṃ nappavedhasi.

Athimaṃ khuddakaṃ pakkhiṃ,
Appamaṃsataraṃ mayā;
Dhārayaṃ byathasi bhītā,
Kamatthaṃ koṭasimbali”.

“Maṃsabhakkho tuvaṃ rāja,
phalabhakkho ayaṃ dijo;
Ayaṃ nigrodhabījāni,
pilak­khu­dum­barāni ca;
Assatthāni ca bhakkhitvā,
khandhe me ohadissati.

Te rukkhā saṃvirūhanti,
mama passe nivātajā;
Te maṃ pari­yo­nandhis­santi,
arukkhaṃ maṃ karissare.

Santi aññepi rukkhā se,
mūlino khandhino dumā;
Iminā sakuṇajātena,
bījamāharitā hatā.

Ajjhā­rūhā­bhi­vaḍḍhanti,
brahantampi vanappatiṃ;
Tasmā rāja pavedhāmi,
sam­passaṃ­nāgataṃ bhayaṃ”.

“Saṅkeyya saṅkitabbāni,
­rak­khey­yā­nāga­taṃ bhayaṃ;
Anāgatabhayā dhīro,
ubho loke avekkhatī”ti.

Koṭa­sim­ba­li­jātakaṃ sattamaṃ.