Jātaka Ekakanipāta Kuruṅgavagga 3. Bhojājānīyajātaka

Stories of Past Lives 23 The Book of the Ones The Four-horned Antelope The King’s Thoroughbred: a past life story

1.1

“Api passena semāno,

Though lying on my side

1.2

sallebhi sallalīkato;

pierced by many arrows,

1.3

Seyyova vaḷavā bhojjo,

the king’s stallion beats a gelding—

1.4

yuñja maññeva sārathī”ti.

harness me now, charioteer.

2.1

Bhojājānīyajātakaṁ tatiyaṁ.