Ekakanipāta

The Book of the Ones

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Jātaka

Stories of Past Lives 28

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Ekakanipāta

The Book of the Ones

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Kuruṅgavagga

The Four-horned Antelope

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8. Nandivisālajātaka

The Ox Named Nandivisāla: a past life story

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“Manuññameva bhāseyya,

One should only speak sweetly,

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nāmanuññaṁ kudācanaṁ;

never not sweetly.

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Manuññaṁ bhāsamānassa,

For the one speaking sweetly,

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garuṁ bhāraṁ udaddhari;

a large load was pulled,

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Dhanañca naṁ alābhesi,

earning him money,

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tena cattamano ahū”ti.

and he was satisfied with that.

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Nandivisālajātakaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.