No. 28.— 1884.] first fifty jatakas. 



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GA'MANI JATAKA. 

 Prince GAmani. 

 " Of those who do not make ( any ) haste," fyc. 



This the teacher, when dwelling in Jetavana, narrated of a 

 dejected* mendicant. The introductory story, as well as the first 

 story of this Jataka, however, will appear in the birth-story 

 (entitled) Samvara Jataka in the eleventh division, because the 

 story in that as well as in this is indeed alike. The verses, how- 

 ever, are different. Prince Gamani, though the youngest of his 

 hundred brothers, saw his own gloryf when sitting upon a royal 

 cot under a white umbrella, (and when) surrouuded by his hundred 

 brothers. Gratified, because (said he) " this store of my glory is 

 from our teacher," he exultingly pronounced this (following) 

 enthusiastic speech : 



" The desire for fruit of those who do not indeed make any haste 

 is fulfilled.^ I am of ripe Brahmacarya. So know, O Gamani." 



There (in the verses) api is a mere particle. Ataramdndnam 

 signifies those learned men§ (who) perform the acts (of their life) 

 carefully, |) (who are) not moved^f (by any emotion, and) who do not 

 make (any) haste, (and) obey the precepts of the teacher. 



Phaldsd va Samajjhati signifies 6 the desire of the fruit/ as 

 sought by the acquisition of that fruit — prospers indeed ; or 

 phaldsd is dsdphaldni** that is s the fruit of the desire.' The fruit 

 as sought prospers indeed. (This is) the sense. 



VipakhabraJimacariyosmi, Here four objects of acquisition (are 

 to be considered): (1) Brahmacariyaff means excellent conduct; 



* Ossatthaviriyo literally means one whose viriya is gone. Ossattha is Sanskrit. 

 Avasrishta, which means resigned or given up, and viriyam is virya, manliness or 

 spirits. The word ossatthaviriyo occurs in Vamiupatha Jataka and Serivani 

 Jataka. 



f Lit. " the store of his own glory." 

 X Lit. "prospers." 



§ Pandit is the word used in the text. 



|| Updyena is the word used in the text, and signifies ' by means adequate to an 

 end to be secured.' 



Avegdhitvd and Avegdyitvd are two different readings. I have preferred the 

 latter. 



** When was the gloss written is known from this story. See my remarks on 

 this story. 



ft The three kinds of Brahmacariya, together with Vipakka Brahmacariya, seem 

 to make up No. 4 mentioned in the text. The term Brahmacariya is used here 

 in a very extended sense. The same word is used in its usual sense in the com- 

 ments of the Gatha No. 63, of the Takka Jataka, where a three-fold Brahmacariya 

 is stated to consist of Jhanasukham, Maggasukham, Phalasukham, and in the 

 Gatha in question worldly prosperity is included. 



