Udāna, Exalted Utterances

2: Mucalindavaggo
“Kuto panāhaṁ bhoti telaṁ āharāmī?” ti.
“But from where, dear lady, can I bring oil?”
Dutiyam-pi kho sā paribbājikā taṁ paribbājikaṁ etad-avoca:
Then for a second time that female wanderer said this to that wanderer:
“Gaccha tvaṁ brāhmaṇa telaṁ āhara, yaṁ me vijātāya bhavissatī” ti.
“Please go, brāhmaṇa, and bring oil which can be (used) for my delivery.”
Dutiyam-pi kho so paribbājako taṁ paribbājikaṁ etad-avoca:
For a second time that wanderer said this to that female wanderer:
“Kuto panāhaṁ hoti telaṁ āharāmī?” ti.
“But from where, dear lady, can I bring oil?”
Tatiyam-pi kho sā paribbājikā taṁ paribbājakaṁ etad-avoca:
Then for a third time that female wanderer said this to that wanderer:
“Gaccha tvaṁ brāhmaṇa telaṁ āhara, yaṁ me vijātāya bhavissatī” ti.
“Please go, brāhmaṇa, and bring oil which can be (used) for my delivery.”
Tena kho pana samayena rañño Pasenadissa Kosalassa koṭṭhāgāre
Then at that time at the Kosalan King Pasenadi's storehouse
samaṇassa vā brāhmaṇassa vā sappissa vā telassa vā yāvad-atthaṁ
to an ascetic or brāhmaṇa as much ghee or oil as was necessary
pātuṁ diyyati no nīharituṁ.
was being given to drink, but not to carry away.
Atha kho tassa paribbājakassa etad-ahosi:
Then it occured to that wanderer:
“Rañño kho pana Pasenadissa Kosalassa koṭṭhāgāre
“At the Kosalan King Pasenadi's storehouse
samaṇassa vā brāhmaṇassa vā sappissa vā telassa vā yāvad-atthaṁ
to an ascetic or brāhmaṇa as much ghee or oil as is necessary
pātuṁ diyyati no nīharituṁ.
is being given to drink, but not to carry away.
Yannūnāhaṁ rañño Pasenadissa Kosalassa koṭṭhāgāraṁ gantvā,
Well now, after going to the Kosalan King Pasenadi's storehouse,
telassa yāvad-atthaṁ pivitvā, gharaṁ āgantvā,
drinking as much of the oil as is necessary, returning to the house,
uggiritvāna dadeyyaṁ, yaṁ imissā vijātāya bhavissatī” ti.
and throwing it up, I could give it (to her), and that can be (used) for her delivery.”
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