The Baby Quail’s Conduct

“Then again when I wasa baby quail in Magadha,I was young, with wings unsprouted,just a scrap of meat in the nest.

“Punāparaṁ yadā homi, magadhe vaṭṭapotako; Ajātapakkho taruṇo, maṁsapesi kulāvake.

“Then again when I was“Punāparaṁ yadā homi, a baby quail in Magadha,magadhe vaṭṭapotako; I was young, with wings unsprouted,Ajātapakkho taruṇo, just a scrap of meat in the nest.maṁsapesi kulāvake.

With food she brought in her beakmy mother nurtured me.I survived through her touch,for I had no physical strength.

Mukhatuṇḍakenāharitvā, *Mukhatuṇḍakenāharitvā → mukhatuṇḍenāharitvā (bj); mukhatuṇḍakena āharitvā (sya1ed, sya2ed)mātā posayatī mamaṁ; Tassā phassena jīvāmi, natthi me kāyikaṁ balaṁ.

With food she brought in her beakMukhatuṇḍakenāharitvā, *Mukhatuṇḍakenāharitvā → mukhatuṇḍenāharitvā (bj); mukhatuṇḍakena āharitvā (sya1ed, sya2ed)my mother nurtured me.mātā posayatī mamaṁ; I survived through her touch,Tassā phassena jīvāmi, for I had no physical strength.natthi me kāyikaṁ balaṁ.

One year, in the hot season,the forest caught fire.It came towards us,a conflagration with a blackened trail.

Saṁvacchare gimhasamaye, davaḍāho padippati; *davaḍāho → davadāho (sya1ed, sya2ed); vanadāho (mr)Upagacchati amhākaṁ, pāvako kaṇhavattanī.

One year, in the hot season,Saṁvacchare gimhasamaye, the forest caught fire.davaḍāho padippati; *davaḍāho → davadāho (sya1ed, sya2ed); vanadāho (mr)It came towards us,Upagacchati amhākaṁ, a conflagration with a blackened trail.pāvako kaṇhavattanī.

The fire roared and rumbledwith great crests of flame,gradually burningcloser to me.

Dhamadhamāiti evaṁ, saddāyanto mahāsikhī; Anupubbena jhāpento, aggi mamamupāgami.

The fire roared and rumbledDhamadhamāiti evaṁ, with great crests of flame,saddāyanto mahāsikhī; gradually burningAnupubbena jhāpento, closer to me.aggi mamamupāgami.

Alarmed and terrified at the fierce fire,my mother and fatherabandoned me in the nest,saving themselves.

Aggivegabhayātītā, tasitā mātāpitā mama; Kulāvake maṁ chaḍḍetvā, attānaṁ parimocayuṁ.

Alarmed and terrified at the fierce fire,Aggivegabhayātītā, my mother and fathertasitā mātāpitā mama; abandoned me in the nest,Kulāvake maṁ chaḍḍetvā, saving themselves.attānaṁ parimocayuṁ.

I beat my feet and wings,*Text’s pajahāmi does not seem to fit. Commentary notes variant readings paṭīhāmi and patīhāmi from īhati “to endeavor, to strive”.but I had no physical strength.When unable to leave,I thought this there:

Pāde pakkhe pajahāmi, natthi me kāyikaṁ balaṁ; Sohaṁ agatiko tattha, evaṁ cintesahaṁ tadā.

I beat my feet and wings,*Text’s pajahāmi does not seem to fit. Commentary notes variant readings paṭīhāmi and patīhāmi from īhati “to endeavor, to strive”.Pāde pakkhe pajahāmi, but I had no physical strength.natthi me kāyikaṁ balaṁ; When unable to leave,Sohaṁ agatiko tattha, I thought this there:evaṁ cintesahaṁ tadā.

‘Those to whom I ought to run,scared and trembling with fear,have escaped, leaving me behind.How should I act today?

‘Yesāhaṁ upadhāveyyaṁ, bhīto tasitavedhito; Te maṁ ohāya pakkantā, kathaṁ me ajja kātave.

‘Those to whom I ought to run,‘Yesāhaṁ upadhāveyyaṁ, scared and trembling with fear,bhīto tasitavedhito; have escaped, leaving me behind.Te maṁ ohāya pakkantā, How should I act today?kathaṁ me ajja kātave.

There is the quality of virtue in the world,truth, purity, and mercy.By this truth I will makea supreme declaration of truth.’

Atthi loke sīlaguṇo, saccaṁ soceyyanuddayā; Tena saccena kāhāmi, saccakiriyamuttamaṁ.

There is the quality of virtue in the world,Atthi loke sīlaguṇo, truth, purity, and mercy.saccaṁ soceyyanuddayā; By this truth I will makeTena saccena kāhāmi, a supreme declaration of truth.’saccakiriyamuttamaṁ.

Inspired by the power of DhammaDhamma1. Fenómeno; cualquier cosa que ocurre y es cognoscible. 2. Fenómeno mental, «pensamiento». 3. Principio, especialmente los principios de causalidad. 4. Doctrina, enseñanza. También, principios de comportamiento que los seres humanos deben seguir para armonizar con el orden natural correcto de las cosas; cualidades mentales que deben desarrollar para realizar la cualidad inherente de la mente en sí misma. Por extensión, «Dhamma» (usualmente en mayúscula) se usa también para denotar cualquier doctrina que enseña tales cosas. Así, el Dhamma del Buddha denota tanto sus enseñanzas como las realidades descritas por esa enseñanza. (Sánscrito: dharma)Ver en el glosario,recollecting the former Victors,relying on the power of truth,I made a declaration of truth.

Āvejjetvā dhammabalaṁ, saritvā pubbake jine; Saccabalamavassāya, saccakiriyamakāsahaṁ.

Inspired by the power of Dhamma,Āvejjetvā dhammabalaṁ, recollecting the former Victors,saritvā pubbake jine; relying on the power of truth,Saccabalamavassāya, I made a declaration of truth.saccakiriyamakāsahaṁ.

‘I have wings that do not fly!*Me is elided in these lines, per commentary.I have feet that do not walk!Mother and father have fled!Jātaveda the fire: go back!’

Santi pakkhā apatanā, santi pādā avañcanā; Mātāpitā ca nikkhantā, jātaveda paṭikkama’.

‘I have wings that do not fly!*Me is elided in these lines, per commentary.Santi pakkhā apatanā, I have feet that do not walk!santi pādā avañcanā; Mother and father have fled!Mātāpitā ca nikkhantā, Jātaveda the fire: go back!’jātaveda paṭikkama’.

As I declared this truththe great crested flameswithdrew sixteen leagues,as if they had come to water.There is no-one to equal my truthfulness:this is my perfection of truth.”

Sahasacce kate mayhaṁ, Mahāpajjalito sikhī; Vajjesi soḷasakarīsāni, Udakaṁ patvā yathā sikhī; Saccena me samo natthi, Esā me saccapāramī”ti.

As I declared this truthSahasacce kate mayhaṁ, the great crested flamesMahāpajjalito sikhī; withdrew sixteen leagues,Vajjesi soḷasakarīsāni, as if they had come to water.Udakaṁ patvā yathā sikhī; There is no-one to equal my truthfulness:Saccena me samo natthi, this is my perfection of truth.”Esā me saccapāramī”ti.