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JÄtaka Stories of Past Lives 14
EkakanipÄta The Book of the Ones
SÄ«lavagga Ethics
4. VÄtamigajÄtaka The Wind-deer: a past life story
āNa kiratthi rasehi pÄpiyo, Nothing, it seems, is worse than tastes Even the elusive Wind-deer was trapped by honey left by the groundskeeper Victor. Having proven his point, the keeper released the deer.
ÄvÄsehi va santhavehi vÄ; in monasteries or meeting places. The commentary reads the ending (-ehi) as locative (-esu). | Here santhava appears equivalent to Sanskrit saį¹stÄva, a place for gathering, especially for recitation. The commentary explains, rather, as āthose who are residents and those who are acquaintancesā.
VÄtamigaį¹ gahananissitaį¹, The domesticated Wind-deer According to Haį¹sadevaās 13th century Mį¹gapakį¹£iÅÄstra, the āwind-deerā (vÄtamiga, Sanskrit vÄtamį¹ga) is fast, skilled at escaping weapons and vanishing from sight. Dwelling in deep forests, it is lean with long legs and branched antlers. At SN 9.8:4.2 it is said to be flighty and easily startled. | āDomesticatedā is gehanissitaį¹, which is to be accepted over the metrically-incorrect variant gahananissitaį¹. The confusion is evidently an old one, since the commentary glosses geha (āhomeā) with gahanaį¹į¹hÄna (āplace in the jungleā). But gehanissita regularly refers to thoughts or desires connected with the comforts and pleasures of domestic life.
VasamÄnesi rasehi saƱjayoāti. was brought under Victorās sway by tastes.
VÄtamigajÄtakaį¹ catutthaį¹.