Mahosathajātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (2) · Vol. 28 · Section 639

[639] Let us set fire to it from the gate, or let us take up the knife; slaying one another, we shall swiftly give up our lives. Let not King Brahmadatta kill us slowly, with long-drawn suffering (dukkha).

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.