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  • CariyāpiṭakaThe Conduct Leading to Buddhahood
  • AkittivaggaThe Chapter With Akitti
  • Dānapāramī 9The Perfection of Giving (9th)

VessantaracariyaVessantara’s Conduct

“Yā me ahosi janikā, phussatī nāma khattiyā;
phussatī → phusatī (bj, pts-vp-pli2) | nāma → pussati (bj: syā, machasaṁ) | phussatī → phusatī (cck: sī.)
“She who was my mother, the aristocrat lady named Phussatī,
Sā atītāsu jātīsu, sakkassa mahesī piyā.
jātīsu → jātisu (bj, pts) mahesī → mahesi (bj) | piyā → siyā (sya-all) | mahesī piyā → ca mahesiyā (pts) | piyā → sakkassa mahesīsi sā (bj: syā); sakkassa ca mahesiyā (bj: sīmu) | mahesiyā → B mahesī piyā; T mahesī siyā (pts note)
was Sakka’s beloved queen in past lives.

Tassā āyukkhayaṁ ñatvā, devindo etadabravi;
ñatvā → disvā (bj, sya-all) | ñatvā devindo → disvā dev indo (pts) | disvā → C2,B,N ñatvā (pts note) etadabravi → etadabruvi (bj)
Knowing that she was at the end of life, the lord of gods said this:
‘Dadāmi te dasa vare, varabhadde yadicchasi’.
vara → varaṁ (bj: __siṁ__) | vara → R varaṁ; B,T vara- (pts note) | yad-icchasi → R icchasīti (pts note)
‘I grant you ten favors, my dear, whatever favor you wish.’

Evaṁ vuttā ca sā devī, sakkaṁ punidamabravi;
vuttā ca → vuttāva (sya-all) punidamabravi kiṁ nu → punida mabruvi kinnu (bj)
When he said this the queen replied to Sakka:
‘Kiṁ nu me aparādhatthi, kiṁ nu dessā ahaṁ tava;
aparādhatthi kiṁ → aparādh atthi kinnu (pts)
‘In what way am I deficient? how am I displeasing to you?
Rammā cāvesi maṁ ṭhānā, vātova dharaṇīruhaṁ’.You send me from this lovely place, like the wind a feeble tree.’

Evaṁ vutto ca so sakko, puna tassidamabravi;
vutto ca → vutatova (sya-all) tassidamabravi → tassīdamabruvi (bj); tass īdamabravi (pts) | tassīdamabruvi → tasesada (bj: PTS, syā)
When she said this Sakka replied to her:
‘Na ceva te kataṁ pāpaṁ, na ca me tvaṁsi appiyā.
tvaṁsi → tvamasi (bj, sya-all, pts)
‘You have done nothing wrong, nor are you not beloved to me.

Ettakaṁyeva te āyu, cavanakālo bhavissati;
āyu → āyuṁ (bj: katthaci)
But your life lasts only so long, your time of death will come.
Paṭiggaṇha mayā dinne, vare dasa varuttame’.Accept the ten supreme favors I offer to you.’

Sakkena sā dinnavarā, tuṭṭhahaṭṭhā pamoditā;She accepted the offerings of Sakka, full of joy and happiness. Mamaṁ abbhantaraṁ katvā, phussatī dasa vare varī.
varī → vari (sya-all)
Having conceived me, phussatī was blessed with the ten favors.

Tato cutā sā phussatī, khattiye upapajjatha;Then Phussatī, having passed from there, was reborn as an aristocrat Jetuttaramhi nagare, sañjayena samāgami.
samāgami yadāhaṁ phussatiyā → samāgamī tadāhaṁ phūsatiyā (bj)
in the city of Jetuttara, where she married Sañjaya.

Yadāhaṁ phussatiyā kucchiṁ, okkanto piyamātuyā;Once I was conceived in the womb of my dear mother Phussatī, Mama tejena me mātā, sadā dānaratā ahu.because of my power, my mother always delighted in giving.

Adhane āture jiṇṇe, yācake addhike jane;
addhike → paṭṭhike (pts-vp-pli1); pathike (mr) | jane → pathike (bj: katthaci) | addhike → pathike (cck: ka.)
She gave to the destitute, the ailing and aging, to beggars, travelers, and folk,
Samaṇe brāhmaṇe khīṇe, deti dānaṁ akiñcane.
brāhmaṇe → samaṇa brāhmaṇe (bj: katthaci, a.cari)
to ascetics and brahmins, and the dispossessed, and to those who had nothing.

Dasa māse dhārayitvāna, karonte puraṁ padakkhiṇaṁ;
puraṁ padakkhiṇaṁ → purapadakkhiṇaṁ (bj, pts) | karonte → karonti (bj: katthaci)
Having carried me for ten months, she was proceeding around the city
Vessānaṁ vīthiyā majjhe, janesi phussatī mamaṁ.
phusatī → R,B,N,T Phussatī (pts note)
when Phussatī gave birth to me in the middle of the peasant’s street.

Na mayhaṁ mattikaṁ nāmaṁ, napi pettikasambhavaṁ;
mattikaṁ → mettikaṁ nāmaṁ (bj: sīmu)
My name was not from my mother’s side, nor from my father’s.
Jātettha vessavīthiyā, tasmā vessantaro ahu.
jātettha → jātomhi (bj) | vessavīthiyā → vessavīthiyaṁ (sya-all)
I was born there in the peasant’s street, and that’s why I’m called Vessantara.

Yadāhaṁ dārako homi, jātiyā aṭṭhavassiko;When I was a boy of only eight years old, Tadā nisajja pāsāde, dānaṁ dātuṁ vicintayiṁ.sitting in the stilt longhouse, I thought of giving gifts.

‘Hadayaṁ dadeyyaṁ cakkhuṁ, maṁsampi rudhirampi ca;
rudhirampi → ruhiram pi (pts) | ruhiram- → B,N,T rudhiram (pts note)
‘I would give my heart and my eyes, my flesh and blood too.’
Dadeyyaṁ kāyaṁ sāvetvā, yadi koci yācaye mamaṁ’.
sāvetvā → R yācetvā (pts note) koci → T ko (pts note)
I announced that I would give my body, if anyone asked me.

Sabhāvaṁ cintayantassa, akampitamasaṇṭhitaṁ;
sabhāvaṁ → sābhavaṁ (bj) akampitamasaṇṭhitaṁ → akampitamasaṇadhitaṁ (bj); akappitamasaṇṭhitaṁ (sya-all)
Reflecting on my state of mind, so undisturbed and steadfast,
Akampi tattha pathavī, sineruvanavaṭaṁsakā.
pathavī → paṭhavī (bj, pts) | pathavī sineruvanavaṭaṁsakā anvaddhamāse → paṭhavī sineruvana vaṭaṁsakā anvaḍḍhamāse (sya-all) sineruvanavaṭaṁsakā → C1 -'vataṁsakā (pts note)
the earth quaked there, and Mount Sineru, wreathed in forests.

Anvaddhamāse pannarase, puṇṇamāse uposathe;
pannarase → paṇṇarase (bj, pts) | Anvaddhamāse → R addh'addha-; T anvaḍḍha- (pts note) | paṇṇarase → B,N,T panna- (pts note)
Every fortnight, the fifteenth, and the sabbath when the moon was full,
Paccayaṁ nāgamāruyha, dānaṁ dātuṁ upāgamiṁ.
upāgamiṁ → R,C1 upāgami (pts note)
I mounted the tusker Paccaya and went to give gifts.

Kaliṅgaraṭṭhavisayā, brāhmaṇā upagañchu maṁ;
kaliṅgaraṭṭhavisayā → kāliṅgaraṭṭhavisayā (bj, sya-all, pts) | Kāliṅgaraṭṭhavisayā → B,N Kaliṅga- (pts note) upagañchu → upagañju (bj); upagacchu (sya-all) | upagañchu → R -gañchuṁ (pts note)
From the country of Kaliṅga, the brahmins came to me,
Ayācuṁ maṁ hatthināgaṁ, dhaññaṁ maṅgalasammataṁ.
ayācuṁ → āyāvuṁ (bj); āyācuṁ (pts) | āyācuṁ → B,N,T ayācuṁ (pts note)
requesting the royal elephant, that was lucky and deemed as auspicious.

‘Avuṭṭhiko janapado, dubbhikkho chātako mahā;
Avuṭṭhiko → R avuṭṭhito (pts note)
‘Our nation is suffering from drought, food is scarce and famine abounds,
Dadāhi pavaraṁ nāgaṁ, sabbasetaṁ gajuttamaṁ’.please give the noble elephant the all-white supreme elephant.’

Dadāmi na vikampāmi, yaṁ maṁ yācanti brāhmaṇā;‘I give without hesitation what you ask of me, brahmins. Santaṁ nappatigūhāmi, dāne me ramate mano.
nappatigūhāmi → nappatiguyhāmi (si, mr); nappaṭiguyhāmi (sya1ed, sya2ed) | nappatigūhāmi → nappaṭiguyhāmi (sya-all) | nappatigūhāmi → nappaṭigūyyāmi (bj: syā) | nappatigūhāmi → nappatiguyhāmi (cck: sī. ka.) | nappatigūhāmi → R paṭiguhāmi; C1,2,T -guyhāmi (pts note) ramate → ramatī (bj, sya-all, pts) | ramatī → ramate (bj: machasaṁ, a.cari) | ramatī → B,N ramate (pts note)
I do not hide what I have, for my heart is happy to give.

Na me yācakamanuppatte, paṭikkhepo anucchavo;When supplicants come to me it is unbefitting to refuse. Mā me bhijji samādānaṁ, dassāmi vipulaṁ gajaṁ.Let not my vow be broken, I shall give the mighty elephant.’

Nāgaṁ gahetvā soṇḍāya, bhiṅgāre ratanāmaye;
bhiṅgāre → bhiṅkāre (bj, pts) | bhiṅkāre → bhiḍagāre (bj: machasaṁ, syā) | bhiṅkāre → B,N bhiṅgāre (pts note)
Taking the elephant by the trunk, and a bejeweled ceremonial vessel,
Jalaṁ hatthe ākiritvā, brāhmaṇānaṁ adaṁ gajaṁ.I sprinkled water on the hand, and gave the elephant to the brahmins.

Punāparaṁ dadantassa, sabbasetaṁ gajuttamaṁ;Then again when I was giving the all-white supreme elephant, Tadāpi pathavī kampi, sineruvanavaṭaṁsakā.
pathavī → paṭhavī (bj, sya-all)
the earth quaked again, and Mount Sineru, wreathed in forests.

Tassa nāgassa dānena, sivayo kuddhā samāgatā;At the gift of the tusker, angry Sivian folk gathered Pabbājesuṁ sakā raṭṭhā, ‘vaṅkaṁ gacchatu pabbataṁ’.
pabbājesuṁ → pabbojesuṁ (bj)
and banished me from my kingdom, saying: ‘Go to Crooked Mountain.’

Tesaṁ nicchubhamānānaṁ, akampitamasaṇṭhitaṁ;
nicchubha → nicavuha (bj: PTS) akampitamasaṇṭhitaṁ → akampitthamasaṇṭhitaṁ (cck)
While they were ejecting me, I was undisturbed and steadfast,
Mahādānaṁ pavattetuṁ, ekaṁ varamayācisaṁ.
ekaṁ varamayācisaṁ → ekavaramayācihaṁ (sya-all) | varamayācisaṁ → ekavara mayācihaṁ (bj: syā) | varam-ayācissaṁ → T ekavaram-ayāci'haṁ; B,N -ayācisaṁ (pts note)
I asked one favor: to perform a great offering.

Yācitā sivayo sabbe, ekaṁ varamadaṁsu me;When I asked, all the Sivian folk granted me that one favor. Sāvayitvā kaṇṇabheriṁ, mahādānaṁ dadāmahaṁ.
sāvayitvā → āsāvayitvā (pts) | āsāvayitvā → B,N,T sāvayitvā; R āyācayitvā (pts note)
Sounding the drums, I gave a great offering.

Athettha vattatī saddo, tumulo bheravo mahā;
tumulo → timulo (sya-all) | tumulo → T timulo (pts note)
And as the sound went forth, there was a great tumult and upset.
Dānenimaṁ nīharanti, puna dānaṁ dadātayaṁ.
dānenimaṁ → dānena maṁ (bj, pts) | maṁ → dānena (bj: machasaṁ, sīmu) | maṁ → B,N,T dānen'imaṁ (pts note) dadātayaṁ hatthiṁ → dadāta yaṁ hatthī (sya-all) | dānaṁ dadātayaṁ hatthiṁ → dānam dadām ahaṁ hatthī (pts) | dadātayaṁ → dadāmahaṁ (bj: sīmu) | ahaṁ → C2,B,N,T dadāt'ayaṁ (pts note)
They drove me out because of giving, but I just gave again.

Hatthiṁ asse rathe datvā, dāsiṁ dāsaṁ gavaṁ dhanaṁ;
hatthi → hatthiṁ (bj: machasaṁ) | Hatthī → B,N hatthiṁ (pts note) | asse → C1 assa- (pts note) dāsiṁ dāsaṁ → dāsidāsaṁ (bj, pts) | dāsidāsaṁ → R dāsī dāsaṁ; B,N,T dāsiṁ dāsaṁ (pts note)
Elephants, horses, chariots, male and female slaves, cattle, and riches:
Mahādānaṁ daditvāna, nagarā nikkhamiṁ tadā.after giving this great gift I then left the city.

Nikkhamitvāna nagarā, nivattitvā vilokite;
nivattitvā → nivattetvā (sya-all) | nivattitvā → T nivattetvā (pts note)
After leaving the city, I turned back to look,
Tadāpi pathavī kampi, sineruvanavaṭaṁsakā.
pathavī kampi → paṭhavī kampī (bj) | pathavī → paṭhavī (sya-all) | tadāpi pathavī → tadā pi paṭhavī (pts) | paṭhavī → B,N pathavī (sabbattha) (pts note) sineruvanavaṭaṁsakā catuvāhiṁ → suneruvana vaṭaṁsakā catuvāhi (sya-all) | Sineruvanavaṭaṁsakā → C1 -sakaṁ (pts note)
at which the earth quaked, and Mount Sineru, wreathed in forests.

Catuvāhiṁ rathaṁ datvā, ṭhatvā cātummahāpathe;
Catuvāhiṁ → T catuvāhi-; (-vājin-ti katthaci na dissati.) (pts note) cātummahāpathe ekākiyo → catumahāpathe ekākiko (sya-all) | cātummahāpathe → catumahā, cātumahā (bj: katthaci) | cātummahāpathe → R cātumahā-; T catumahā- (pts note)
Having given away my four-horse chariot, I was standing at the crossroads
Ekākiyo adutiyo, maddideviṁ idamabraviṁ.
ekākiyo → T ekakiko (pts note) idamabraviṁ → idamabruviṁ (bj) | maddideviṁ idamabraviṁ → maddiṁ devīdamabraviṁ (sya-all)
alone with no partner, and I said to Queen Maddī:

‘Tvaṁ maddi kaṇhaṁ gaṇhāhi, lahukā esā kaniṭṭhikā;
kaniṭṭhikā → kaniṭṭhakā (sya-all, pts) | kaniṭṭhikā → kaṇiṭṭhikā (bj: sīmu) | kaniṭṭhakā → C1,B kaniṭṭhikā (pts note)
‘Maddī, you take Kaṇhā, for she, as the younger sister, is the lighter.
Ahaṁ jāliṁ gahessāmi, garuko bhātiko hi so’.
gahessāmi → gahissāmi (sya-all) | gahessāmi → T gahissāmi (pts note)
I shall take Jāli, for he, as the brother, is heavier.’

Padumaṁ puṇḍarīkaṁva, maddī kaṇhājinaggahī;
maddī kaṇhājinaggahī → maddikaṇhājinaggahī (bj) | kaṇhājinaggahī → kaṇhājinaṁ gahi (sya-all) | aggahī → R -jinam-aggahī; T -jinaṁ gahī (pts note)
Like a pink or white lotus, maddī picked up Kaṇhājinā.
Ahaṁ suvaṇṇabimbaṁva, jāliṁ khattiyamaggahiṁ.
khattiyam-aggahiṁ → B paggahī; R Ito paraṁ adhikaṁ gāth'aḍḍhaṁ ettha vijjati. (pts note)
Like a golden statue, I picked up Jāli, the aristocrat.

Abhijātā sukhumālā, khattiyā caturo janā;High-born and delicate, four aristocrat folk Visamaṁ samaṁ akkamantā, vaṅkaṁ gacchāma pabbataṁ.
visamaṁ samaṁ → visamasamaṁ (sya-all, pts) | visamasamaṁ → B visamaṁ samaṁ (pts note)
traveled ground even and uneven, going to Crooked Mountain.

Ye keci manujā enti, anumagge paṭippathe;
enti → yanati (bj: PTS) | enti → R yanti (pts note) paṭippathe → R,B,T paṭipathe (pts note)
Whenever men would come along, coming the other way along the road,
Maggante paṭipucchāma, ‘kuhiṁ vaṅkantapabbato’.
vaṅkantapabbato → vaṅkata … (bj, sya1ed, sya2ed, pts-vp-pli1-2) | vaṅkantapabbato → vaṅkatapabbato (bj, sya-all, pts) | vaṅkatapabbato → vaṅkanana (bj: machasaṁ) | vaṅkanta → vaṅkata (cck: sī.)
we asked them in the middle of the street, ‘Where is Crooked Mountain?’

Te tattha amhe passitvā, karuṇaṁ giramudīrayuṁ;Seeing us there, they spoke to us kindly, Dukkhante paṭivedenti, dūre vaṅkantapabbato.
vaṅkantapabbato → vaṅkatapabbato (bj, sya-all, pts) | Vaṅkatapabbato → B,N Vaṅkanta- (pts note)
‘It will be hard for you,’ they explained, ‘for Crooked Mountain is far.’

Yadi passanti pavane, dārakā phaline dume;
passanti → sassanti (bj) | pavane → C1 pavanā (pts note) phaline → phalite (bj, sya-all, pts) | phalite → phaline (bj: machasaṁ) | phalite → B,N phaline (pts note)
If the children saw fruit on a tree in the forest,
Tesaṁ phalānaṁ hetumhi, uparodanti dārakā.
dārakā → dāraka (pts)
then for the sake of that fruit, the children cried.

Rodante dārake disvā, ubbiddhā vipulā dumā;
ubbiddhā → ubbiggā (si); ubbhiggā (sya1ed, sya2ed, km); ubbidhā (pts-vp-pli1) | ubbiddhā → ubbiggā (bj); ubbhiggā (sya-all) | ubbiggā → ubbiddhā (bj: machasaṁ); ubbhiggā (bj: syā) | ubbiddhā → ubbiggā (cck: syā. kaṁ.) | ubbiddhā → R ubbidhā; C1 ubbiggā; T ubbhiggā (pts note)
Seeing the children cry, the tall, massive trees
Sayamevoṇamitvāna, upagacchanti dārake.
sayamevoṇamitvāna → sayamevonamitvāna (bj, sya-all, pts)
bent down of their own accord, within reach of the children.

Idaṁ acchariyaṁ disvā, abbhutaṁ lomahaṁsanaṁ;
abbhutaṁ → abbhūtaṁ (sya-all)
Seeing this marvel, so astonishing and hair-raising,
Sāhukāraṁ pavattesi, maddī sabbaṅgasobhanā.
Sāhukāraṁ → sādhukāraṁ (sabbattha) | sāhukāraṁ → sādhukāraṁ (bj, sya-all, pts) | Sāhukāraṁ → sādhukāraṁ (cck: sabbattha) | sādhukāraṁ → C2,B,N sāhukāraṁ (pts note) sabbaṅgasobhanā → sabbaṅgasobhaṇā (sya-all)
Maddī, beautiful in every limb, exclaimed in celebration:

Accheraṁ vata lokasmiṁ, abbhutaṁ lomahaṁsanaṁ;
vata → R tāva (pts note) abbhutaṁ → abbhūtaṁ (sya-all)
‘Such a marvel in the world, so astonishing and hair-raising,
Vessantarassa tejena, sayamevoṇatā dumā.
sayamevoṇatā → sayamevonatā (bj, sya-all, pts) | onatā → R me oṇatā (pts note)
due to the power of Vessantara, the trees bent down of their own accord.’

Saṅkhipiṁsu pathaṁ yakkhā, anukampāya dārake;Native spirits, out of compassion, shortened the path, Nikkhantadivaseneva, cetaraṭṭhamupāgamuṁ.
Nikkhantadivaseneva → nikkhantadivaseyeva (bj, pts-vp-pli2) | nikkhantadivaseneva → nikkhantadivase yeva (bj, pts) | yeva → divaseneva (bj: machasaṁ, syā) | Nikkhantadivaseneva → nikkhantadivaseyeva (cck: sī.) | yeva → R,C2,B,N -divasen'eva (pts note)
so that on the very day they set out, they arrived at the kingdom of Ceta.

Saṭṭhirājasahassāni, tadā vasanti mātule;
Saṭṭhirājasahassāni → R Satthi- (pts note) tadā vasanti → tadavasanti (bj) | mātule → mātulā (sya-all) | mātule → mātulā (bj: syā) | Mātule → R,T mātulā (pts note)
Sixty thousand kings were living at Mātula then.
Sabbe pañjalikā hutvā, rodamānā upāgamuṁ.All raised their cupped palms, and approached, weeping.

Tattha vattetvā sallāpaṁ, cetehi cetaputtehi;There they held conversation with the folks of Ceta and their children. Te tato nikkhamitvāna, vaṅkaṁ agamu pabbataṁ.
agamu pabbataṁ → agamuṁ pabbata (bj) | vaṅkaṁ agamu → vaṅkamagamuṁ (pts)
Then, leaving that place, they arrived at Crooked Mountain.

Āmantayitvā devindo, vissakammaṁ mahiddhikaṁ;
vissakammaṁ → vissukammaṁ (sya1ed, sya2ed, pts-vp-pli1); visukammaṁ (mr) | vissakammaṁ → vissukammaṁ (sya-all) | vissakammaṁ → vissukamba (bj: syā) | vissakammaṁ → visukammaṁ (cck: ka.)
The lord of gods addressed vissakamma of great psychic power:
Assamaṁ sukataṁ rammaṁ, paṇṇasālaṁ sumāpaya.‘Build a hermitage, well-made and delightful, with a hall of leaves.’

Sakkassa vacanaṁ sutvā, vissakammo mahiddhiko;
vissakammo → vissukammo (sya-all) | Vissakammo → R,T Vissu- (pts note)
After hearing Sakka’s words, vissakamma of great psychic power
Assamaṁ sukataṁ rammaṁ, paṇṇasālaṁ sumāpayi.
sumāpayi ajjhogāhetvā → sumāpayī ajjhogahetvā (bj) | paṇṇasālaṁ → C1 -sālā (pts note)
built a hermitage, well-made and delightful, with a hall of leaves.

Ajjhogāhetvā pavanaṁ, appasaddaṁ nirākulaṁ;
ajjhogāhetvā → ajjhogahetvā (sya-all) | Ajjhogāhetvā → C1,2,T -gahetvā (pts note)
Having plunged into the forest, quiet and undisturbed,
Caturo janā mayaṁ tattha, vasāma pabbatantare.we four persons lived there in the mountains.

Ahañca maddidevī ca, jālī kaṇhājinā cubho;
maddidevī → maddī devī (sya-all)
Myself and Queen Maddī, with both Jāli and Kaṇhājinā,
Aññamaññaṁ sokanudā, vasāma assame tadā.dispelling each other’s sorrow lived then in that hermitage.

Dārake anurakkhanto, asuñño homi assame;
asuñño → asuññe (sya-all) | asuñño → asuññe (bj: a.pu) | asuñño → T asuññe (pts note)
While caring for the children, I was not idle in the hermitage.
Maddī phalaṁ āharitvā, poseti sā tayo jane.
āharitvā → āharati (bj, sya-all, pts) | āharati → āharitvā (bj: machasaṁ) | āharati → B,N āharitvā (pts note)
Maddī gathered fruit, and provided for three people.

Pavane vasamānassa, addhiko maṁ upāgami;
addhiko → atthiko (sya-all) | addhiko → T atthiko (pts note)
While I was living in the forest, a traveler came to me
Āyāci puttake mayhaṁ, jāliṁ kaṇhājinaṁ cubho.
āyāci → ayāci (sya-all)
and asked for my children, both Jāli and Kaṇhājinā.

Yācakaṁ upagataṁ disvā, hāso me upapajjatha;When I saw the supplicant approaching, I felt so full of joy. Ubho putte gahetvāna, adāsiṁ brāhmaṇe tadā.
adāsiṁ → R adāsi (pts note)
Taking both my children, I gave them to the brahmin then.

Sake putte cajantassa, jūjake brāhmaṇe yadā;
jūjake → jujake (bj) | jujake → yācake (bj: PTS) | Jūjake → R yācake (pts note)
When I gave away my own children, to the brahmin Jūjaka,
Tadāpi pathavī kampi, sineruvanavaṭaṁsakā.
pathavī → paṭhavī (bj, sya-all) | tadāpi pathavī → tadā pi paṭhavī (pts)
the earth quaked again, and Mount Sineru, wreathed in forests.

Punadeva sakko oruyha, hutvā brāhmaṇasannibho;And then Sakka descended in the guise of a brahmin. Āyāci maṁ maddideviṁ, sīlavantiṁ patibbataṁ.
āyāci → ayāci (sya-all) | maddideviṁ sīlavantiṁ → maddiṁ deviṁ sīlavatiṁ (sya-all) | āyāci → T ayāci (pts note) sīlavantiṁ → silavatiṁ (bj: syā) | sīlavantiṁ → T sīlavatiṁ (pts note)
He asked me for Queen Maddī, virtuous, and devoted.

Maddiṁ hatthe gahetvāna, udakañjali pūriya;
pūriya pasannamanasaṅkappo → pūraya pasanna manasaṅkappo (sya-all) | pūriya → udakañjalīṁ puraya (bj: katthaci) | pūriya → R -añjaliṁ pūraya; T -pūraya (pts note)
Taking Maddī by the hand, filling clasped hands with water,
Pasannamanasaṅkappo, tassa maddiṁ adāsahaṁ.
pasannamanasaṅkappo → pasantamanasaṅkappo (bj)
with a confident heart, I gave Maddī to him.

Maddiyā dīyamānāya, gagane devā pamoditā;
dīyamānāya → dīyamānāyā (pts)
As Maddī was being given, gods applauded in the welkin,
Tadāpi pathavī kampi, sineruvanavaṭaṁsakā.
pathavī → paṭhavī (bj, sya-all) | tadāpi pathavī → tadā pi paṭhavī (pts)
and the earth quaked again, and Mount Sineru, wreathed in forests.

Jāliṁ kaṇhājinaṁ dhītaṁ, maddideviṁ patibbataṁ;
dhītaṁ maddideviṁ → dhītuṁ maddiṁ deviṁ (sya-all) | Jāliṁ → R Jāli- (pts note) | dhītaṁ → T dhītuṁ (pts note) maddideviṁ → T Maddiṁ deviṁ (pts note)
Jāli and Kaṇhājinā my daughter, and Queen Maddī my devoted wife:
Cajamāno na cintesiṁ, bodhiyāyeva kāraṇā.
cajamāno → R cajjamāno (pts note)
I gave them up without a second thought, because it was solely for awakening.

Na me dessā ubho puttā, maddidevī na dessiyā;
maddidevī → maddi devi (bj); maddiṁ devī (sya-all)
I had no dislike of my children, nor for Queen Maddī.
Sabbaññutaṁ piyaṁ mayhaṁ, tasmā piye adāsahaṁ.But because omniscience is precious to me, I gave my loved ones away.

Punāparaṁ brahāraññe, mātāpitusamāgame;Later on in the mighty forest, we were reunited by my mother and father. Karuṇaṁ paridevante, sallapante sukhaṁ dukhaṁ.
dukhaṁ → dukkhaṁ (bj: PTS, sīmu, syā)
Crying pitifully, they spoke of my happiness and sadness.

Hirottappena garunā, ubhinnaṁ upasaṅkami;
garunā → garūnaṁ (sya1ed, sya2ed, mr) | garunā → garūnaṁ (sya-all) | garunā → garūnaṁ (bj: syā) | garunā → garunaṁ (cck: syā. ka.) | garunā → T garūnaṁ (pts note) upasaṅkami → upasaṅkamiṁ (bj) | upasaṅkami tadāpi pathavī → upasaṅkamiṁ tadā pi paṭhavī (pts) | upasaṅkamiṁ → R,B,N,T -kami (pts note)
With deep conscience and prudence, I approached them,
Tadāpi pathavī kampi, sineruvanavaṭaṁsakā.
pathavī → paṭhavī (bj, sya-all)
at which the earth quaked, and Mount Sineru, wreathed in forests.

Punāparaṁ brahāraññā, nikkhamitvā sañātibhi;
brahāraññā → brahāraññe (bj) | raññā → C2 brahā'raññe (pts note)
Later on in the mighty forest, having left the forest with my family,
Pavisāmi puraṁ rammaṁ, jetuttaraṁ puruttamaṁ.
pavisāmi → pavisasāmi (bj: syā) | pavissāmi → C1,2,B,N pavisāmi (pts note) jetuttaraṁ puruttamaṁ → jetuttarapur uttamaṁ (pts) | jetuttara → jetutataraṁ (bj: sīmu, PTS) | uttamaṁ → R,B,N, Jetuttaraṁ pur- (pts note)
I entered the delightful city jetuttara, the capital city.

Ratanāni satta vassiṁsu, mahāmegho pavassatha;The seven gems rained down, raining forth from a mighty cloud, Tadāpi pathavī kampi, sineruvanavaṭaṁsakā.
pathavī → paṭhavī (bj, sya-all) | tadāpi pathavī → tadā pi paṭhavī (pts)
and the earth quaked again, and Mount Sineru, wreathed in forests.

Acetanāyaṁ pathavī, aviññāya sukhaṁ dukhaṁ;
pathavī → paṭhavī (bj, sya-all) | acetanāyaṁ pathavī → acetan āyaṁ paṭhavī (pts) dukhaṁ → R dukkhaṁ (pts note)
Even this insentient earth, with no knowledge of happiness or sadness,
Sāpi dānabalā mayhaṁ, sattakkhattuṁ pakampathā”ti.
sattakkhattuṁ pakampathāti vessantaracariyaṁ → sattakkhattumakampathāti vessantara cariyaṁ (sya-all) | pakampathā → T sattakkhattum-akam- (pts note)
quaked seven times at the power of my giving.”

Vessantaracariyaṁ navamaṁ.

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