Mahapadanasutta 2.3

2.3.1

Atha kho, bhikkhave, bandhumā rājā sārathiṃ āmantāpetvā etadavoca:

Then King Bandhumā summoned the charioteer and said,

2.3.2

‘kacci, samma sārathi, kumāro uyyānabhūmiyā abhiramittha? Kacci, samma sārathi, kumāro uyyānabhūmiyā attamano ahosī’ti?

‘My dear charioteer, I hope the prince enjoyed himself at the park? I hope he was happy there?’

2.3.3

‘Na kho, deva, kumāro uyyānabhūmiyā abhiramittha, na kho, deva, kumāro uyyānabhūmiyā attamano ahosī’ti.

‘No, Your Majesty, the prince didn’t enjoy himself at the park.’

2.3.4

‘Kiṃ pana, samma sārathi, addasa kumāro uyyānabhūmiṃ niyyanto’ti?

‘But what did he see on the way to the park?’

2.3.5

‘Addasā kho, deva, kumāro uyyānabhūmiṃ niyyanto purisaṃ jiṇṇaṃ gopānasivaṅkaṃ bhoggaṃ daṇḍaparāyanaṃ pavedhamānaṃ gacchantaṃ āturaṃ gatayobbanaṃ.

And the charioteer told the king about seeing the old man and the prince’s reaction.

2.3.6

Disvā maṃ etadavoca:

2.3.7

“ayaṃ pana, samma sārathi, puriso kiṅkato, kesāpissa na yathā aññesaṃ, kāyopissa na yathā aññesan”ti?

2.3.8

“Eso kho, deva, jiṇṇo nāmā”ti.

2.3.9

“Kiṃ paneso, samma sārathi, jiṇṇo nāmā”ti?

2.3.10

“Eso kho, deva, jiṇṇo nāma na dāni tena ciraṃ jīvitabbaṃ bhavissatī”ti.

2.3.11

“Kiṃ pana, samma sārathi, ahampi jarādhammo, jaraṃ anatīto”ti?

2.3.12

“Tvañca, deva, mayañcamha sabbe jarādhammā, jaraṃ anatītā”ti.

2.3.13

“Tena hi, samma sārathi, alaṃ dānajja uyyānabhūmiyā, itova antepuraṃ paccaniyyāhī”ti.

2.3.14

“Evaṃ, devā”ti kho ahaṃ, deva, vipassissa kumārassa paṭissutvā tatova antepuraṃ paccaniyyāsiṃ.

2.3.15

So kho, deva, kumāro antepuraṃ gato dukkhī dummano pajjhāyati:

2.3.16

“dhiratthu kira, bho, jāti nāma, yatra hi nāma jātassa jarā paññāyissatī”’ti.