Jātaka Ekakanipāta Kulāvakavagga 8. Bakajātaka

Stories of Past Lives 38 The Book of the Ones Nests The Crane: a past life story

1.1

“Nāccantaṁ nikatippañño,

The clever cheat cannot achieve

1.2

nikatyā sukhamedhati;

ultimate happiness by cheating.

1.3

Ārādheti nikatippañño,

The clever cheat succeeds only

1.4

bako kakkaṭakāmivā”ti.

in getting what the crane did from the crab.

2.1

Bakajātakaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.