- CariyāpiṭakaThe Conduct Leading to Buddhahood
- YudhañjayavaggaThe Chapter With Yudhañjaya
- Saccapāramī 1The Perfection of Truth (1st)
KapirājacariyaThe Monkey King’s Conduct
“Yadā ahaṁ kapi āsiṁ, nadīkūle darīsaye;“When I was a monkey in a cleft on the riverbank, Pīḷito susumārena, gamanaṁ na labhāmahaṁ.harassed by a crocodile I could not get across.
Yamhokāse ahaṁ ṭhatvā, orā pāraṁ patāmahaṁ;Where I used to land when jumping from the near shore to the far, Tatthacchi sattu vadhako, kumbhīlo luddadassano.there crouched my deadly foe, the baleful gharial.
So maṁ asaṁsi ‘ehī’ti, ‘ahampemī’ti taṁ vatiṁ;Reassuring me, he said ‘Come!’ ‘I am coming,’ I said to him. Tassa matthakamakkamma, parakūle patiṭṭhahiṁ.Stepping on his head I made it to the far bank.
Na tassa alikaṁ bhaṇitaṁ, yathā vācaṁ akāsahaṁ;I spoke no lie to him, but acted according to my word. Saccena me samo natthi, esā me saccapāramī”ti.There is no one to equal my truthfulness: this is my perfection of truth.”
Kapirājacariyaṁ sattamaṁ.
Kapirājacariyaṁ → kapilarājacariyaṁ (sya1ed, sya2ed)