- CariyāpiṭakaThe Conduct Leading to Buddhahood
- HatthināgavaggaThe Chapter on an Elephant
- Sīlapāramī 3The Perfection of Ethics (3rd)
CampeyyanāgacariyaThe Dragon Campeyyaka’s Conduct
“Punāparaṁ yadā homi, campeyyako mahiddhiko;“Then again when I was campeyyaka, a dragon of great psychic power, Tadāpi dhammiko āsiṁ, sīlabbatasamappito.
āsiṁ → āsi-siṁ (bj: PTS) sīlabbatasamappito → sīlabbatasamappīto (bj)I was just, furnished with precepts and vows.Tadāpi maṁ dhammacāriṁ, upavutthaṁ uposathaṁ;
upavutthaṁ → upavuṭṭhaṁ (sya-all)Then the snake-charmer who caught me lived righteously, Ahituṇḍiko gahetvāna, rājadvāramhi kīḷati.
ahituṇḍiko → ahiguṇṭhiko (pts) | ahituṇḍiko → ahiguṇḍiko (bj: __siṁ__)observing the Sabbath, and he made me perform at the royal gate.Yaṁ yaṁ so vaṇṇaṁ cintayi, nīlaṁva pītalohitaṁ;
yaṁ → (bj, sya-all, pts) | cintayi nīlaṁva pītalohitaṁ → cintayati nīlaṁ pītañca lohitaṁ (bj) | cintayi nīlaṁva → cintayati nīlañca (pts) | yaṁ → yaṁ yaṁ (bj: machasaṁ) pītañca → nīlapītaṁca (bj: PTS); nīlaṁca pītaṁ (bj: machasaṁ); nīlañca pītaṁlohitaṁ (bj: sīmu)Whatever color he thought of— blue, yellow, or red— Tassa cittānuvattanto, homi cintitasannibho.
cittānuvattanto → cittānuvattento (bj, sya-all, pts) cintitasannibho → cintīta santibho (bj)I conformed to his wish, taking the appearance of his thought.Thalaṁ kareyyamudakaṁ, udakampi thalaṁ kare;
kareyyaṁ → kareyya mudakaṁ (bj: machasaṁ)I could turn dry land to water, and water to dry land. Yadihaṁ tassa pakuppeyyaṁ, khaṇena chārikaṁ kare.
pakuppeyyaṁ → kuppeyyaṁ (sya-all)If I were upset with him I could reduce him to ash in an instant.Yadi cittavasī hessaṁ, parihāyissāmi sīlato;If I was under the sway of my thoughts, I would have fallen from my ethics. Sīlena parihīnassa, uttamattho na sijjhati.
parihīnassa → parihīṇassa (bj)But one who has fallen from their ethics does not succeed at the highest goal.Kāmaṁ bhijjatuyaṁ kāyo, idheva vikirīyatu;Gladly, let this body be broken! let it be scattered in this very place! Neva sīlaṁ pabhindeyyaṁ, vikirante bhusaṁ viyā”ti.
sīlaṁ pabhindeyyaṁ → sīlaṁpi bhindeyyaṁ (sya-all)Not even for that would I break my ethics, if it were being scattered like hay.”
Campeyyanāgacariyaṁ tatiyaṁ.
Campeyyanāgacariyaṁ → campeyyacariyaṁ (sya1ed, sya2ed) | campeyyanāgacariyaṁ → campeyya cariyaṁ (sya-all) | Campeyyanāgacariyaṁ → T Campeyyacariyaṁ &2 1 R,C2 Cūla- 2 C1 Culla; R,C2 Cūla- 3 C1 -nikkhami 4 R vivaṭṭe 5 R,T -bhandu 6 T upasaṅkamma maṁ 7 B,N,T,CpA tuyh'esā kā 8 R,B,N,T bhariyā (pts note)