Jātaka Ekakanipāta Kuruṅgavagga 9. Kaṇhajātaka

Stories of Past Lives 29 The Book of the Ones The Four-horned Antelope The Ox Named Black: a past life story

1.1

“Yato yato garu dhuraṁ,

No matter how heavy the load,

1.2

yato gambhīravattanī;

or how deep the passage,

1.3

Tadāssu kaṇhaṁ yuñjanti,

when they harness Black,

1.4

svāssu taṁ vahate dhuran”ti.

he pulls that load.

2.1

Kaṇhajātakaṁ navamaṁ.