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Jātaka Stories of Past Lives 65

Ekakanipāta The Book of the Ones

Itthivagga Women

5. Anabhiratijātaka Dissatisfaction: a past life story

“Yathā nadī ca pantho ca, Just like rivers and roads, The story tells us that women are available to all, so the wise do not get upset when they are unfaithful. | Contrary to the story, studies consistently indicate that men cheat more than women.

pānāgāraṁ sabhā papā; taverns, hotels, and pubs, Compare SN 9.8.

Evaṁ lokitthiyo nāma, are those called women in the world.

nāsaṁ kujjhanti paṇḍitā”ti. Sages do not get angry with them. Nāsaṁ is na + āsaṁ, genitive plural feminine pronoun.

Anabhiratijātakaṁ pañcamaṁ.
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