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

  • JātakaStories of Past Lives 44
  • EkakanipātaThe Book of the Ones
  • AtthakāmavaggaWanting to Help

4. MakasajātakaThe Mosquito: a past life story

“Seyyo amitto matiyā upeto, na tveva mitto mativippahīno;
na tveva → nattheva (bj)
Better is a considerate foe than an inconsiderate friend.
Makasaṁ vadhissanti hi eḷamūgo, putto pitu abbhidā uttamaṅgan”ti.
eḷamūgo → elamūgo (sya-all, pts)
Thinking, “I shall kill the mosquito”, the idiot son split open his father’s head.

Makasajātakaṁ catutthaṁ.
catutthaṁ → (bj)

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