2. NigrodhamigajātakaThe Deer Named Banyan: a past life story
“Nigrodhameva seveyya, na sākhamupasaṁvase;
sākhamupasaṁvase → nasākhaṁ upasaṁvase (bj: syā)Befriend only Banyan, stay away from Branch. Nigrodhasmiṁ mataṁ seyyo, yañce sākhasmi jīvitan”ti.
sākhasmi → sākhasmiṁ (bj, pts-vp-pli1) | sākhasmi → sākhasmiṁ (cck: sī. pī.)Better is death with Banyan than life with Branch.
Nigrodhamigajātakaṁ dutiyaṁ.
dutiyaṁ → (bj) | nigrodhamigajātakaṁ → nigrodhajātakaṁ (bj: machasaṁ, syā)