5. TaṇḍulanāḷijātakaA Cup of Rice: a past life story
“Kimagghati taṇḍulanāḷikāyaṁ, assāna mūlāya vadehi rāja;
Kimagghati… taṇḍulanāḷikā”ti → kimagghatī taṇḍulanāḷikā ca, bārāṇasīantarabāhirāni. assapañcasatetāni, ekā taṇḍulanāḷikāti. (sya1ed, sya2ed) | taṇḍulanāḷikāyaṁ → … nāḷikā ca (si, sya1ed, sya2ed); … nāḷikāya (bj-a)“Speak, O King: what value has a cup of rice for the pricing of horses?” Bārāṇasiṁ santarabāhirantaṁ, ayamagghati taṇḍulanāḷikā”ti.
santarabāhirantaṁ → bāhirāni (sya1ed, sya2ed); … bāhirato (csp1ed)“He values a cup of rice at Varanasi with its suburbs!”
Taṇḍulanāḷijātakaṁ pañcamaṁ.
Taṇḍulanāḷijātakaṁ → taṇḍulanālijātakaṁ (pts-vp-pli1)