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JÄtaka Stories of Past Lives 73
EkakanipÄta The Book of the Ones
Varuį¹avagga The Warding Tree
3. Saccaį¹
kirajÄtaka The Truth, It Seems: a past life story
āSaccaį¹ kirevamÄhaį¹su, The truth, it seems, was spoken An ascetic saved a prince, a parrot, a rat, and a snake from a flood. Since the animals were in greater need, he fed them first. While the animals were all grateful, the proud prince conceived a hatred, which he nursed until he ascended the throne and sought revenge for the imagined slight.
narÄ ekacciyÄ idha; by certain people hereā
Kaį¹į¹haį¹ niplavitaį¹ seyyo, better a floating log I translate literally, but the verse seems to need the verb ārescueā supplied by the commentary (uttÄretvÄ).
na tvevekacciyo naroāti. than a certain person.
Saccaį¹
kirajÄtakaį¹ tatiyaį¹.