A Collection of Buddhist Wisdom Verses - Ancient Buddhist Texts

13: Begging
Jā 253 Maṇikaṇṭhajātakaṁ
The Result of too Much Begging
A dragon falls in love with a hermit and
embraces him to his distress. To frighten him
away the hermit begs for the dragon's jewel three
times.
237. “Mamannapānaṁ vipulaṁ uḷāraṁ
Uppajjatiṁ assa maṇissa hetu.”
“I will have rich drink and food aplenty
Arising by reason of your jewel.”
“Taṁ te na dassaṁ atiyācako 'si,
Na cāpi te assamaṁ āgamissaṁ.
238. Susū yathā sakkharadhotapāṇī,
Tāsesi maṁ selaṁ yācamāno,
Taṁ te na dassaṁ atiyācako 'si,
Na cāpi te assamaṁ āgamissaṁ.”
“I will not give to you, you beg too much,
Nor will I come back to your hermitage.
Like a youth with a clean sword in his hand,
You scare me, by begging for my jewel,
I will not give to you, you beg too much,
Nor will I come back to your hermitage.”
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