3. KaṇḍijātakaThe Arrow: a past life story
“Dhiratthu kaṇḍinaṁ sallaṁ, purisaṁ gāḷhavedhinaṁ;Curse the dart, the arrow that deeply strikes a man. Dhiratthu taṁ janapadaṁ, yatthitthī pariṇāyikā;
yatthitthī pariṇāyikā → yatthitthi parināyikā (bj); yatth itthī parināyikā (pts)Curse the nation where women rule. Te cāpi dhikkitā sattā, ye itthīnaṁ vasaṅgatā”ti.
dhikkitā → dhikkatā (?) | cāpi → vāpi (sya-all) | cāpi → tevāpi (bj: syā) | dhikkitā → dhikkatā (cck: ?)Those creatures are cursed who fall to women’s sway.
Kaṇḍijātakaṁ tatiyaṁ.
Kaṇḍijātakaṁ → kaṇḍinajātakaṁ (bj, sya1ed, sya2ed, pts-vp-pli1)