- CariyāpiṭakaThe Conduct Leading to Buddhahood
- YudhañjayavaggaThe Chapter With Yudhañjaya
- Mettāpāramī 2The Perfection of Love (2nd)
EkarājacariyaThe One King’s Conduct
“Punāparaṁ yadā homi, ekarājāti vissuto;“Then again when I was the renowned One King, Paramaṁ sīlaṁ adhiṭṭhāya, pasāsāmi mahāmahiṁ.resolved on highest ethics, I ruled the great earth.
Dasa kusalakammapathe, vattāmi anavasesato;Without exception I followed the ten ways of skillful deeds. Catūhi saṅgahavatthūhi, saṅgaṇhāmi mahājanaṁ.
saṅgaṇhāmi → saṅgahāmi (mr)With the four ways of being inclusive, I brought together the population.Evaṁ me appamattassa, idha loke parattha ca;As I was being diligent, for the sake of this world and the next, Dabbaseno upagantvā, acchindanto puraṁ mama.Dabbasena attacked and sacked my city.
Rājūpajīve nigame, sabalaṭṭhe saraṭṭhake;The royal dependents in the city, with the military and the citizens— Sabbaṁ hatthagataṁ katvā, kāsuyā nikhaṇī mamaṁ.he captured them all, and buried me in a pit.
Amaccamaṇḍalaṁ rajjaṁ, phītaṁ antepuraṁ mama;The court ministers, the flourishing kingdom, and my royal court— Acchinditvāna gahitaṁ, piyaṁ puttaṁva passahaṁ;were captured and held, I even saw my beloved son. Mettāya me samo natthi, esā me mettāpāramī”ti.There is no one to equal my love: this is my perfection of love.”