Taṇḍulanāḷijātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (1) · Vol. 27 · Section 5

[5] What is a measure of rice (taṇḍulanāḷikā) worth — and Bārāṇasī, with all within and without? These five hundred horses: a single measure of rice! The Taṇḍulanāḷi Jātaka, the fifth. __________ [Footnotes of the Siam Raṭṭha edition:] 1. Sī. (Sinhalese ed.), Yu. (European/PTS ed.): "ce hi naṃ." 2. M. (Burmese ed.): "niyāmataṃ." 3. Sī., Yu.: "anutapessasi," "anutappissasi." 4. Sī.: this Jātaka [stanza] is not found [therein]. In M. it appears thus: "Kimagghati taṇḍulanāḷikāyaṃ — assāna mūlāya vadehi rāja; bārāṇasīsantarabāhirato — ayamagghati taṇḍulanāḷikā." ["Tell, O king, what a measure of rice is worth, as the price of the horses: a measure of rice is worth Bārāṇasī with all within and without."] 6. The Devadhamma Jātaka (Devadhammajātakaṃ)

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.