Mahāpadumajātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (1) · Vol. 27 · Section 1699

[1699] And the warrior-ruler (khattiya) who inflicts punishment (daṇḍa) without having examined [the matter]— he swallows [his food] thorns and all, like a man blind from birth [swallowing it] flies and all.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.