Jenta, the High Priest’s Son

I was drunk with the pride of birthand wealth and authority.I wandered about intoxicatedwith my own gorgeous body.

“Jātimadena mattohaṁ, bhogaissariyena ca; Saṇṭhānavaṇṇarūpena, madamatto acārihaṁ.

I was drunk with the pride of birth“Jātimadena mattohaṁ, and wealth and authority.bhogaissariyena ca; I wandered about intoxicatedSaṇṭhānavaṇṇarūpena, with my own gorgeous body.madamatto acārihaṁ.

No-one was my equal or my better—or so I thought.I was such an arrogant fool,stuck up, waving my own flag.

Nāttano samakaṁ kañci, atirekaṁ ca maññisaṁ; Atimānahato bālo, patthaddho ussitaddhajo.

No-one was my equal or my better—Nāttano samakaṁ kañci, or so I thought.atirekaṁ ca maññisaṁ; I was such an arrogant fool,Atimānahato bālo, stuck up, waving my own flag.patthaddho ussitaddhajo.

I never paid homage to anyone:not even my mother or father,nor others esteemed as respectable.I was stiff with pride, lacking regard for others.

Mātaraṁ pitarañcāpi, aññepi garusammate; Na kañci abhivādesiṁ, mānatthaddho anādaro.

I never paid homage to anyone:Mātaraṁ pitarañcāpi, not even my mother or father,aññepi garusammate; nor others esteemed as respectable.Na kañci abhivādesiṁ, I was stiff with pride, lacking regard for others.mānatthaddho anādaro.

When I saw the foremost leader,the most excellent of charioteers,shining like the sun,at the fore of the mendicant SaṅghaSaṅghaEste término denota tanto: la «comunidad monástica» (comunidades de monjes y monjas budistas) en quienes los seguidores laicos toman refugio; como aquellos seguidores del Buddha, laicos u ordenados, que han alcanzado al menos la entrada en la corriente (ver sotāpanna), el primero de los senderos transcendentes (ver magga) que culmina en nibbāna. Recientemente en EE.UU., el término «sangha» se ha transformado para significar el sentido más amplio de «comunidad de seguidores en el sendero budista», aunque este uso no tiene base en el canon pali. El término parisā se usa en este sentido más amplio en los textos tempranos.Ver en el glosario,

Disvā vināyakaṁ aggaṁ, sārathīnaṁ varuttamaṁ; Tapantamiva ādiccaṁ, bhikkhusaṅghapurakkhataṁ.

When I saw the foremost leader,Disvā vināyakaṁ aggaṁ, the most excellent of charioteers,sārathīnaṁ varuttamaṁ; shining like the sun,Tapantamiva ādiccaṁ, at the fore of the mendicant Saṅgha,bhikkhusaṅghapurakkhataṁ.

I discarded conceit and vanity,and, with a clear and confident heart,I bowed down with my headto the most excellent of all beings.

Mānaṁ madañca chaḍḍetvā, vippasannena cetasā; Sirasā abhivādesiṁ, sabbasattānamuttamaṁ.

I discarded conceit and vanity,Mānaṁ madañca chaḍḍetvā, and, with a clear and confident heart,vippasannena cetasā; I bowed down with my headSirasā abhivādesiṁ, to the most excellent of all beings.sabbasattānamuttamaṁ.

The conceit of superiority <j>and the conceit of inferiorityhave been given up and eradicated.The conceit “I am” is cut off,and every kind of conceit is destroyed.

Atimāno ca omāno, pahīnā susamūhatā; Asmimāno samucchinno, sabbe mānavidhā hatā”ti.

The conceit of superiority <j>and the conceit of inferiorityAtimāno ca omāno, have been given up and eradicated.pahīnā susamūhatā; The conceit “I am” is cut off,Asmimāno samucchinno, and every kind of conceit is destroyed.sabbe mānavidhā hatā”ti.