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Note:Translations, dictionaries and commentaries were not made by the Blessed One.Cross-check with Pali in 4 main nikayas.

  • CariyāpiṭakaThe Conduct Leading to Buddhahood
  • YudhañjayavaggaThe Chapter With Yudhañjaya
  • Saccapāramī 4The Perfection of Truth (4th)

MaccharājacariyaThe Fish King’s Conduct

“Punāparaṁ yadā homi, maccharājā mahāsare;“Then again when I was a fish king in a great lake, Uṇhe sūriyasantāpe, sare udaka khīyatha.
sūriyasantāpe → suriyasantāpe (bj, sya-all, pts) udaka → udakaṁ (bj, sya-all, pts) | khīyatha → khīyyatha (bj: machasaṁ); khīyetha (bj: sīmu)
in the heat of the sun the water in the lake evaporated.

Tato kākā ca gijjhā ca, kaṅkā kulalasenakā;
kaṅkā → bakā (bj, pts-vp-pli1-2) | bakā → kaṁkā (bj: machasaṁ) | kaṅkā → bakā (cck: sī.) | bakā → B,N,T kaṅkā (pts note)
Then crows and vultures, herons, hawks, and falcons,
Bhakkhayanti divārattiṁ, macche upanisīdiya.perched near the fish and devoured them day and night.

Evaṁ cintesahaṁ tattha, saha ñātīhi pīḷito;There I had the following thought, being harassed with my relatives: ‘Kena nu kho upāyena, ñātī dukkhā pamocaye’.
ñātī → ñāti (bj)
‘By what means can I free my relatives from this suffering?’

Vicintayitvā dhammatthaṁ, saccaṁ addasa passayaṁ;
vicintayitvā → cintayitvāna (sya-all) | Vicintayitvā → T cintayitvāna (pts note) addasa → addasaṁ (sya-all) | addasa → T addasaṁ (pts note)
Considering the value of the Dhamma, I saw the truth as a support.
Sacce ṭhatvā pamocesiṁ, ñātīnaṁ taṁ atikkhayaṁ.Standing in the truth, I freed my relatives from that holocaust.

Anussaritvā sataṁ dhammaṁ, paramatthaṁ vicintayaṁ;
sataṁ dhammaṁ → saddhammaṁ (bj, pts) | saddhammaṁ → sataṁ dhamma (bj: machasaṁ) | Anussaritvā → T anusaritvā (pts note) | saddhammaṁ → B,N,T sataṁ dhammaṁ (pts note)
Recollecting the true Dhamma, considered the ultimate goal,
Akāsiṁ saccakiriyaṁ, yaṁ loke dhuvasassataṁ.I made a declaration of truth that would last eternally in the world.

‘Yato sarāmi attānaṁ, yato pattosmi viññutaṁ;‘So long as I can recall myself, since I became aware, Nābhijānāmi sañcicca, ekapāṇampi hiṁsitaṁ.
ekapāṇampi hiṁsitaṁ → ekapāṇaṁ vihiṁsitaṁ (bj) | vihiṁsitaṁ → ekaṁpāṇaṁ pihiṁsitaṁ (bj: nāgā, machasaṁ); ekapāṇampi hiṁsitaṁ (bj: sīmu) | hiṁsitaṁ → R ekaṁ pāṇaṁ vihiṁsitaṁ (pts note)
I do not recall deliberately harming even a single living creature.

Etena saccavajjena, pajjunno abhivassatu;By this declaration of truth, may Pajjuna rain down! Abhitthanaya pajjunna, nidhiṁ kākassa nāsaya;Thunder forth, Pajjuna! disperse the trove of the crow! Kākaṁ sokāya randhehi, macche sokā pamocaya’.
randhehi → rundhehi (bj, pts) | rundhehi → randhehi (bj: machasaṁ) | rundhehi → B,N,T randhehi (pts note)
Subject the crow to sorrow, and free the fish from sorrow!’

Saha kate saccavare, pajjunno abhigajjiya;
abhigajjiya → cābhigajjiya (bj) | pajjunno → cahigajjiya (bj: nāgā); abhigajjiya (bj: katthaci) | abhigajjiya → R c'abhi- &2 1 C1,2,B,N hi 2 R aratiṁ me ratimānase (pts note)
As this excellent truth was declared, pajjuna thundered forth.
Thalaṁ ninnañca pūrento, khaṇena abhivassatha.In an instant the rain poured down, soaking the uplands and valleys.

Evarūpaṁ saccavaraṁ, katvā vīriyamuttamaṁ;Having made such supreme effort for this excellent truth, Vassāpesiṁ mahāmeghaṁ, saccatejabalassito;
meghaṁ → vassāpesimahaṁ meghaṁ (bj: machasaṁ)
I made the great cloud pour down, relying on the force of the power of truth.
Saccena me samo natthi, esā me saccapāramī”ti.There is no one to equal my truthfulness: this is my perfection of truth.”

Maccharājacariyaṁ dasamaṁ.

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