[381] "I give you, brahmin, a thousand red cows (rohiṇī)
together with the herd-bull;
for how should I, a messenger, not give to a messenger?
We too are messengers of that very same one [the belly]."
The Dūta Jātaka, the tenth, [is ended].
The Saṅkappa Vagga (chapter), the first, [is ended].
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Its summary (uddāna):
The excellent arrow-maker, the handful of sesame, the jewel,
the horse-king, the bird, the venomous snake,
Janasandha, then the rain of kahāpaṇas,
then Tiriti; and with the excellent Dūta — these are ten.
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[Variant readings:] 1. Sī., Yu.: *kujjhi*. 2. M.: *tiriṭaṃ*. 3. M.: *dūtavarena*.
2. THE PADUMA VAGGA
1. THE PADUMA JĀTAKA
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.