Mahapadanasutta 2.7

2.7.1

Atha kho, bhikkhave, bandhumā rājā sārathiṃ āmantāpetvā etadavoca:

Then King Bandhumā summoned the charioteer and said,

2.7.2

‘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?’

2.7.3

‘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.’

2.7.4

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

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

2.7.5

‘Addasā kho, deva, kumāro uyyānabhūmiṃ niyyanto purisaṃ ābādhikaṃ dukkhitaṃ bāḷhagilānaṃ sake muttakarīse palipannaṃ semānaṃ aññehi vuṭṭhāpiyamānaṃ aññehi saṃvesiyamānaṃ.

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

2.7.6

Disvā maṃ etadavoca:

2.7.7

“ayaṃ pana, samma sārathi, puriso kiṅkato, akkhīnipissa na yathā aññesaṃ, saropissa na yathā aññesan”ti?

2.7.8

“Eso kho, deva, byādhito nāmā”ti.

2.7.9

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

2.7.10

“Eso kho, deva, byādhito nāma appeva nāma tamhā ābādhā vuṭṭhaheyyā”ti.

2.7.11

“Kiṃ pana, samma sārathi, ahampi byādhidhammo, byādhiṃ anatīto”ti?

2.7.12

“Tvañca, deva, mayañcamha sabbe byādhidhammā, byādhiṃ anatītā”ti.

2.7.13

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

2.7.14

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

2.7.15

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

2.7.16

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