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The Simpleton: a past life story 10. Dummedhajātaka
A sacrifice of simpletons by the thousand “Dummedhānaṁ sahassena, was pledged by me. yañño me upayācito; Now I shall sacrifice Idāni khohaṁ yajissāmi, many an unrighteous man. bahu adhammiko jano”ti.
Dummedhajātakaṁ dasamaṁ.
Atthakāmavaggo pañcamo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Atha mittaka mātu kapotavaro, Tathā veḷuka eḷamūgo rohiṇī; Kapi vāruṇi cetacarā ca puna, Tathā tāraka yaññavarena dasāti.
Paṭhamo paṇṇāsako.