Jātaka
Translators: sujato
Stories of Past Lives 54
Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones
Āsīsavagga
Hope
4. Kiṁphalajātaka
The What-fruit: a past life story
“Nāyaṁ rukkho durāruho,
This tree is not hard to climb,
napi gāmato ārakā;
nor is it far from the village.
Ākāraṇena jānāmi,
For this reason I know
nāyaṁ sāduphalo dumo”ti.
this tree is not sweet-fruited.
Kiṁphalajātakaṁ catutthaṁ.