Dighanikaya 2.150_2

2.150_2

Jīvakassa komārabhaccassa ambavaneti idamassa yaṃ gocaragāmaṃ upanissāya viharati, tassa samīpanivāsanaṭṭhānaparidīpanaṃ. Tasmā – rājagahe viharati jīvakassa komārabhaccassa ambavaneti rājagahasamīpe jīvakassa komārabhaccassa ambavane viharatīti evamettha attho veditabbo. Samīpatthe hetaṃ bhummavacanaṃ. Tattha jīvatīti jīvako, kumārena bhatoti komārabhacco. Yathāha – ‘‘kiṃ bhaṇe, etaṃ kākehi samparikiṇṇanti? Dārako devāti. Jīvati bhaṇeti? Jīvati, devāti. Tena hi, bhaṇe taṃ dārakaṃ amhākaṃ antepuraṃ netvā dhātīnaṃ detha posetunti. Tassa jīvatīti jīvakoti nāmaṃ akaṃsu. Kumārena posāpitoti komārabhaccoti nāmaṃ akaṃsū’’ti (mahāva. 328) ayaṃ panettha saṅkhepo. Vitthārena pana jīvakavatthukhandhake āgatameva. Vinicchayakathāpissa samantapāsādikāya vinayaṭṭhakathāyaṃ vuttā.

"In the mango grove of Jīvaka Komārabhacca": this indicates the place of residence near the village where he went for alms. Therefore, "he was dwelling at Rājagaha in the mango grove of Jīvaka Komārabhacca" is to be understood as meaning that he was dwelling in the mango grove of Jīvaka Komārabhacca near Rājagaha. For here the locative case has the meaning of proximity. Therein, he lives (jīvati), so he is Jīvaka; he was fostered by a prince (kumārena bhato), so he is Komārabhacca. As is said: "'What is that, my good man, surrounded by crows?' 'It is a boy, your majesty.' 'Does he live, my good man?' 'He lives, your majesty.' 'Then, my good man, take that boy to our inner palace and give him to wet-nurses to rear.' Because he lives, they gave him the name Jīvaka. Because he was caused to be reared by a prince, they gave him the name Komārabhacca" (Mahāvagga 328)—this is the summary here. But it is found in full in the Chapter on the Story of Jīvaka itself. And a discussion for determining it is also stated in the Samantapāsādikā, the Vinaya commentary.