10. MunikajātakaThe Pig Named Munika: a past life story
“Mā munikassa pihayi, āturannāni bhuñjati;Envy not what is Munika’s, for he eats the food of the terminally ill. Appossukko bhusaṁ khāda, etaṁ dīghāyulakkhaṇan”ti.Don’t worry, just eat your chaff, this is a mark of long life.
Munikajātakaṁ dasamaṁ.
Munikajātakaṁ → muṇikajātakaṁ (sya1ed, sya2ed, pts-vp-pli1)
Kuruṅgassa kukkuragojavaro, puna vāḷavassasirivhayano;
vāḷavassasirivhayano → … sirivayano (sabbattha) Mahiḷāmukhanāmanuññavaro, vahate dhura munikena dasāti.