Jātaka
Translators: sujato
Stories of Past Lives 70
Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones
Itthivagga
Women
10. Kuddālajātaka
The Spade: a past life story
“Na taṁ jitaṁ sādhu jitaṁ,
That victory is not a good victory
yaṁ jitaṁ avajīyati;
which may be undone.
Taṁ kho jitaṁ sādhu jitaṁ,
That victory is a good victory
yaṁ jitaṁ nāvajīyatī”ti.
which may not be undone.
Kuddālajātakaṁ dasamaṁ.
Itthivaggo sattamo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Sikhīsabbaghasopi ca vīṇavaro,
Pisuṇā mittabhedikā nandī nadī;
Mudulakkhaṇa sodariyā ca mano,
Visa sādhujitena bhavanti dasāti.