[539] 2. Mahjanakajtakavaan

Koya majjhe samuddasminti ida satth jetavane viharanto mahbhinikkhamana rabbha kathesi. Ekadivasahi bhikkh dhammasabhya sannisinn tathgatassa mahbhinikkhamana vaayant nisdisu. Satth gantv kya nuttha, bhikkhave, etarahi kathya sannisinnti pucchitv imya nmti vutte na, bhikkhave, idneva, pubbepi tathgato mahbhinikkhamana nikkhantoyevti vatv tehi ycito atta hari.

Atte videharahe mithilya mahjanako nma rj rajja kresi. Tassa dve putt ahesu arihajanako ca polajanako cti. Tesu rj jehaputtassa uparajja adsi, kanihassa senpatihna adsi. Aparabhge mahjanako klamaksi. Tassa sarrakicca katv rao accayena arihajanako rj hutv itarassa uparajja adsi. Tasseko pdamliko amacco rao santika gantv deva, uparj tumhe ghtetukmoti ha. Rj tassa punappuna katha sutv kanihassa sineha bhinditv polajanaka sakhalikhi bandhpetv rjanivesanato avidre ekasmi gehe vaspetv rakkha hapesi. Kumro sacha bhtu vermhi, sakhalikpi me hatthapd m muccantu, dvrampi m vivaryatu, sace no vermhi, sakhalikpi me hatthapd muccantu, dvrampi vivaryatti saccakiriyamaksi. Tvadeva sakhalikpi khakhaa chijjisu, dvrampi vivaa. So nikkhamitv eka paccantagma gantv vsa kappesi.

Paccantagmavsino ta sajnitv upahahisu. Rjpi ta ghpetu nsakkhi. So anupubbena paccantajanapada hatthagata katv mahparivro hutv aha pubbe bhtu na ver, idni pana vermhti mahjanaparivuto mithila gantv bahinagare khandhvra katv vsa kappesi. Nagaravsino yodh kumro kira gatoti sutv yebhuyyena hatthi-assavhandni gahetv tasseva santika gamisu, aepi ngar gamisu. So bhtu ssana pesesi nha pubbe tumhka ver, idni pana vermhi, chatta v me detha, yuddha vti. Rj ta sutv yuddha ktu icchanto aggamahesi mantetv bhadde, yuddhe jayaparjayo nma na sakk tu, sace mama antaryo hoti, tva gabbha rakkheyysti vatv mahatiy senya parivuto nagar nikkhami.

Atha na yuddhe polajanakassa yodh jvitakkhaya ppesu. Tad rj matoti sakalanagare ekakolhala jta. Devpi tassa matabhva atv sgha sgha suvaasrdni gahetv pacchiya pakkhipitv matthake kilihapilotika attharitv upari taule okiritv kilihapilotika nivsetv sarra virpa katv pacchi sse hapetv div divasseva nikkhami, na koci na sajni. S uttaradvrena nikkhamitv katthaci agatapubbatt magga ajnant disa vavatthpetu asakkont kevala klacampnagara nma atthti sutatt klacampnagara gamik nma atthti pucchamn ekik slya nisdi. Kucchimhi panass nibbattasatto na yo v so v, pritapram mahsatto nibbatti.

Tassa tejena sakkassa bhavana kampi. Sakko vajjento ta kraa atv tass kucchiya nibbattasatto mahpuo, may gantu vaatti cintetv paicchannayogga mpetv tattha maca papetv mahallakapuriso viya yogga pjento tya nisinnaslya dvre hatv klacampnagara gamik nma atthti pucchi. Aha, tta, gamissmti. Tena hi yogga ruyha nisda, ammti. Tta, aha paripuagabbh, na sakk may yogga abhiruhitu, pacchato pacchato gamissmi, imiss pana me pacchiy oksa dehti. Amma, ki vadesi, yogga pjetu jnanasamattho nma may sadiso natthi. Amma, m bhyi, ruyha nisdti. S tta, sdhti vadati. So tass rohanakle attano nubhvena vtapuabhastacamma viya pathavi unnmetv yoggassa pacchimante paharpesi. S abhiruyha sayane nipajjitvva aya devat bhavissatti asi. S dibbasayane nipannamattva nidda okkami.

Atha na sakko tisayojanamatthake eka nadi patv pabodhetv amma, otaritv nadiya nhyitv usssake sakayuga atthi, ta nivsehi, antoyogge puabhatta atthi, ta bhujhti ha. S tath katv puna nipajjitv syanhasamaye klacampnagara patv dvralakapkre disv tta, ki nma nagarametanti pucchi. Klacampnagara, ammti. Ki vadesi, tta, nanu amhka nagarato klacampnagara sahiyojanamatthake hotti? Eva, amma, aha pana ujumagga jnmti. Atha na dakkhiadvrasampe otretv amma, amhka gmo purato atthi, tva gantv nagara pavishti vatv purato gantv viya sakko antaradhyitv sakahnameva gato.

Devpi ekikva slya nisdi. Tasmi khae eko dispmokkho cariyo klacampnagaravs mantajjhyako brhmao pacahi mavakasatehi parivuto nhnatthya gacchanto dratova oloketv ta abhirpa sobhaggappatta tattha nisinna disv tass kucchiya mahsattassnubhvena saha dassaneneva kanihabhaginisineha uppdetv mavake bahi hapetv ekakova sla pavisitv bhagini, kataragmavsik tvanti pucchi. Tta, mithilya arihajanakarao aggamahesmhti. Amma, idha kasm gatsti? Tta, polajanakena rj mrito, athha bht gabbha anurakkhissmti gatti. Amma, imasmi pana te nagare koci tako atthti? Natthi, ttti. Tena hi m cintayi, aha udiccabrhmao mahslo dispmokkha-cariyo, aha ta bhaginihne hapetv paijaggissmi, tva bhtikti ma vatv pdesu gahetv paridevti. S mahsadda katv tassa pdesu gahetv paridevi. Te dvepi aamaa paridevisu.

Athassa antevsik mahsadda sutv khippa upadhvitv cariya, ki te hotti pucchisu. So ha kanihabhagin me es, asukakle nma may vin jtti. Atha mav tava bhagini dihaklato pahya m cintayittha cariyti hasu. So mave paicchannayogga harpetv ta tattha nisdpetv tt, vo gantv brhmaiy mama kanihabhaginibhva kathetv sabbakiccni ktu vadethti vatv geha pesesi. Te gantv brhmaiy kathesu. Atha na brhmapi uhodakena nhpetv sayana papetv nipajjpesi. Atha brhmaopi nhtv gato bhojanakle bhagini me pakkosathti pakkospetv tya saddhi ekato bhujitv antonivesaneyeva ta paijaggi.

S na cirasseva suvaavaa putta vijyi, mahjanakakumrotissa ayyakasantaka nmamaksi. So vahamno drakehi saddhi kanto ye ta rosenti, te asambhinnakhattiyakule jtatt mahbalavatya ceva mnathaddhatya ca daha gahetv paharati. Tad te mahsaddena rodant kena pahati vutte vidhavputtenti vadanti. Atha kumro cintesi ime ma vidhavputtoti abhiha vadanti, hotu, mama mtara pucchissmti. So ekadivasa mtara pucchi amma, ko mayha pitti? Atha na mt tta, brhmao te pitti vacesi. So punadivasepi drake paharanto vidhavputtoti vutte nanu brhmao me pitti vatv brhmao ki te hotti vutte cintesi ime ma, brhmao te ki hotti abhiha vadanti, mt me ida kraa yathbhta na kathesi, s attano manena me na kathessati, hotu, kathpessmi nanti. So thaa pivanto thana dantehi asitv amma, me pitara kathehi, sace na kathessasi, thana te chindissmti ha. S putta vacetu asakkont tta, tva mithilya arihajanakarao putto, pit te polajanakena mrito, aha ta anurakkhant ima nagara gat, aya brhmao ma bhaginihne hapetv paijaggatti kathesi. So ta sutv tato pahya vidhavputtoti vuttepi na kujjhi.

So soasavassabbhantareyeva tayo vede ca sabbasippni ca uggahi soasavassikakle pana uttamarpadharo ahosi. Atha so pitu santaka rajja gahissmti cintetv mtara pucchi amma, kici dhana te hatthe atthi, udhu no, aha vohra katv dhana uppdetv pitu santaka rajja gahissmti. Atha na mt ha tta, nha tucchahatth gat, tayo me hatthe dhanasr atthi, muttasro, maisro, vajirasroti, tesu ekeko rajjaggahaappamo, ta gahetv rajja gaha, m vohra karti. Amma, idampi dhana mayhameva upaha katv dehi, ta pana gahetv suvaabhmi gantv bahu dhana haritv rajja gahissmti. So upaha harpetv bhaika katv suvaabhmi gamikehi vijehi saddhi nvya bhaa ropetv puna nivattitv mtara vanditv amma, aha suvaabhmi gamissmti ha. Atha na mt ha tta, samuddo nma appasiddhiko bahu-antaryo, m gaccha, rajjaggahaya te dhana bahti. So gacchissmeva ammti mtara vanditv geh nikkhamma nva abhiruhi.

Ta divasameva polajanakassa sarre rogo uppajji, anuhnaseyya sayi. Tad satta jaghasatni nva abhiruhisu. Nv sattadivasehi satta yojanasatni gat. S aticaavegena gantv attna vahitu nsakkhi, phalakni bhinnni, tato tato udaka uggata, nv samuddamajjhe nimugg. Mahjan rodanti paridevanti, nndevatyo namassanti. Mahsatto pana neva rodati na paridevati, na devatyo namassati, nvya pana nimujjanabhva atv sappin sakkhara omadditv kucchipra khditv dve mahakasake telena temetv daha nivsetv kpaka nissya hito nvya nimujjanasamaye kpaka abhiruhi. Mahjan macchakacchapabhakkh jt, samant udaka ahsabhamatta lohita ahosi. Mahsatto kpakamatthake hitova imya nma disya mithilanagaranti disa vavatthapetv kpakamatthak uppatitv macchakacchape atikkamma mahbalavatya usabhamatthake pati. Ta divasameva polajanako klamaksi. Tato pahya mahsatto maivasu msu parivattanto suvaakkhandho viya samudda tarati. So yath ekadivasa, eva sattha tarati, idni puamdivasoti vela pana oloketv loodakena mukha vikkhletv uposathiko hoti.

Tad ca ye mtupahndiguayutt samudde maritu ananucchavik satt, te uddhrehti cathi lokaplehi maimekhal nma devadht samuddarakkhik hapit hoti. S satta divasni samudda na olokesi, dibbasampatti anubhavantiy kirass sati pamuh. Devasamgama gattipi vadanti. Atha s ajja me sattamo divaso samudda anolokentiy, k nu kho pavattti olokent mahsatta disv sace mahjanakakumro samudde nassissa, devasamgamapavesana na labhissanti cintetv mahsattassa avidre alakatena sarrena kse hatv mahsatta vmasamn pahama gthamha