[830] "Friend, you will come to such a pass again, for such is your very nature;
for the riches of human beings are not easily eaten by a bird."
The Kapotaka Jātaka is concluded.
The Aḍḍhavagga, the Third, is concluded.
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The summary (uddāna) thereof:
Then Vaṇṇa together with Sīla, Hiri, Labhate,
Sumukhā together with Sāliya, and Mittavara;
then Cakka, Palāsa together with Rāja, and Sata,
Yava, Bāla, Kapotaka — fifteen [birth-stories in all].
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Herein is the summary of the chapters:
Proclaiming the Conqueror (Jina) and his peerless glory
throughout the foregoing chapters,
there stand twenty well-taught birth-stories;
he uttered verses rich in meaning and excellent in expression,
setting forth the supreme sublime conduct (brahmacaritta) of the Great Seer.
The Pañcakanipāta (Book of Fives) is concluded.
Variant notes [Siam Raṭṭha apparatus]: 1. Sī. and M. read "agamā nu." 2. M. reads "piñchāni." 3. M. reads "pakkhiṇā ti." 4. M. reads "sumukhā visa sāḷiya." 5. This is the combined summary (samodhāna-uddāna) for the pair of chapters, the second and the third.
THE JĀTAKAS OF THE CHAKKANIPĀTA (BOOK OF SIXES)
1. The Āvāriyavagga
1. The Āvāriya Jātaka
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.