9. NakkhattajātakaConstellations: a past life story
Nakkhattaṁ paṭimānentaṁ, attho bālaṁ upaccagā;
paṭimānentaṁ → patimānentaṁ (bj, pts) | vedabbhajātakaṁ → vedabba (bj: machasaṁ, syā)Waiting for a constellation, a fool lets the good pass them by. Attho atthassa nakkhattaṁ, kiṁ karissanti tārakā”ti.The good is the constellation of the good; for what do the stars matter?