Jātaka Ekakanipāta Kulāvakavagga 7. Tittirajātaka

Stories of Past Lives 37 The Book of the Ones Nests The Partridge: a past life story

1.1

“Ye vuḍḍhamapacāyanti,

Those people who honor the elder

1.2

narā dhammassa kovidā;

are experts in the teaching;

1.3

Diṭṭheva dhamme pāsaṁsā,

praised in this life,

1.4

samparāye ca suggatī”ti.

they’re destined for happiness in lives to come.

2.1

Tittirajātakaṁ sattamaṁ.