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CariyÄpiį¹aka The Conduct Leading to Buddhahood
YudhaƱjayavagga The Chapter With YudhaƱjaya
SaccapÄramÄ« 1 The Perfection of Truth (1st)
KapirÄjacariya The Monkey Kingās Conduct
āYadÄ ahaį¹ kapi Äsiį¹, āWhen I was a monkey
nadīkūle darīsaye; in a cleft on the riverbank,
PÄ«įø·ito susumÄrena, harassed by a crocodile
gamanaį¹ na labhÄmahaį¹. I could not get across.
YamhokÄse ahaį¹ į¹hatvÄ, Where I used to land
orÄ pÄraį¹ patÄmahaį¹; when jumping from the near shore to the far,
Tatthacchi sattu vadhako, there crouched my deadly foe,
kumbhīlo luddadassano. the baleful gharial.
So maį¹ asaį¹si āehÄ«āti, Reassuring me, he said āCome!ā
āahampemÄ«āti taį¹ vatiį¹; āI am coming,ā I said to him.
Tassa matthakamakkamma, Stepping on his head
parakÅ«le patiį¹į¹hahiį¹. I made it to the far bank.
Na tassa alikaį¹ bhaį¹itaį¹, I spoke no lie to him,
yathÄ vÄcaį¹ akÄsahaį¹; but acted according to my word.
Saccena me samo natthi, There is no-one to equal my truthfulness:
esÄ me saccapÄramÄ«āti. this is my perfection of truth.ā
KapirÄjacariyaį¹ sattamaį¹.