Pathikasutta 2.9

2.9.1

Yato kho, bhaggava, jāliyo dārupattikantevāsī imināpi opammena neva asakkhi acelaṃ pāthikaputtaṃ tamhā āsanā cāvetuṃ.

When Jāliya couldn’t get Pāṭikaputta to shift from his seat even with this simile,

2.9.2

Atha naṃ etadavoca:

he said to him:

2.9.3

‘Aññaṃ anucaṅkamanaṃ,

‘Following in the steps of another,

2.9.4

Attānaṃ vighāse samekkhiya;

seeing himself grown fat on scraps,

2.9.5

Yāva attānaṃ na passati,

until he doesn’t even see himself,

2.9.6

Kotthu tāva byagghoti maññati.

the jackal presumes he’s a tiger.

2.9.7

Tatheva so siṅgālakaṃ anadi,

But he actually only managed to yelp,

2.9.8

Ke ca chave siṅgāle ke pana sīhanādeti.

and what’s a sad jackal’s squeal to the roar of a lion?

2.9.9

Evameva kho tvaṃ, āvuso pāthikaputta, sugatāpadānesu jīvamāno sugatātirittāni bhuñjamāno tathāgate arahante sammāsambuddhe āsādetabbaṃ maññasi.

In the same way, reverend, while living off the leavings of the Holy One, you presume to attack him!’

2.9.10

Ke ca chave pāthikaputte, kā ca tathāgatānaṃ arahantānaṃ sammāsambuddhānaṃ āsādanā’ti.