Vikaṇṇakajātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (1) · Vol. 27 · Section 316

[316] Even so, swooping down upon the world's bait (lokāmisa), [Apparatus: ¹ Burmese ed.: "vuccati dupāhanūpamo." ² Burmese ed.: "suvāditena." ³ Burmese ed.: "lolo ca."] one who follows the sway of his mind (citta) comes to grief; he is struck down in the midst of kinsmen and friends, just like the crocodile that pursued the fish. The Vikaṇṇaka Jātaka, the third. ___________ 4. The Asitābhu Jātaka

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.