Jātaka
Translators: sujato
Stories of Past Lives 67
Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones
Itthivagga
Women
7. Ucchaṅgajātaka
In My Lap: a past life story
“Ucchaṅge deva me putto,
A son in my lap, your highness,
Pathe dhāvantiyā pati;
or a husband while walking the street—
Tañca desaṁ na passāmi,
but I don’t see the place
Yato sodariyamānayeti.
from where I can fetch a brother.
Ucchaṅgajātakaṁ sattamaṁ.