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The Rohiṇī Jātaka Better a wise enemy, than a foolish sympathizer; See Rohiṇī, the wretched one, having killed her mother, she grieves. The Rohiṇī Jātaka, the fifth. 46. The Garden-Destroyer Jātaka Not indeed by one unskilled in welfare, does the pursuit of welfare bring happiness; The foolish one destroys welfare, just like the monkey gardener. The Garden-Destroyer Jātaka, the sixth. 47. The Vāruṇī-Destroyer Jātaka Not indeed by one unskilled in welfare, does the pursuit of welfare bring happiness; The foolish one destroys welfare, just like Koṇḍañña (destroyed) Vāruṇī. The Vāruṇī-Destroyer Jātaka, the seventh. 48. The Vedabba Jātaka 48. He who desires gain By improper means, He is afflicted. The Cetas killed Vedabba, All of them met with ruin. The Vedabba Jātaka, the eighth. 49. The Nakkhatta Jātaka 49. While waiting for a constellation, The opportunity passed the fool by. The opportunity is the constellation of opportunity, What can the stars do? The Nakkhatta Jātaka, the ninth. 50. The Dummedha Jātaka 50. By a thousand fools, A sacrifice was requested of me. Now indeed I will sacrifice, For many are the unrighteous people. The Dummedha Jātaka, the tenth. The Fifth Chapter on Desiring Gain. Its summary – Then Mittaka, Mātukapotavara, Also Veḷūka, Eḷamūga, Rohiṇī; Kapi, Vāruṇi, Cetacara again, Also Tāraka, with the best sacrifice, ten. The First Fifty. 6. The Chapter on Aspiration 51. The Mahāsīlava Jātaka 51. A person should indeed aspire, A wise one should not despair; For I see myself, As I wished, so it came to be. The Mahāsīlava Jātaka, the first. 52. The Cūḷajanaka Jātaka 52. A person should indeed strive, A wise one should not despair; For I see myself, Lifted from the water to dry land. The Cūḷajanaka Jātaka, the second. 53. The Puṇṇapāti Jātaka 53. Just as the full bowls, Another story is told; By its appearance I know, This is not good liquor. The Puṇṇapāti Jātaka, the third. 54. The Kiṃphala Jātaka 54. This tree is not hard to climb, Nor far from the village; By its appearance I know, This tree does not bear sweet fruit. The Kiṃphala Jātaka, the fourth. 55. The Pañcāvudha Jātaka 55. The person whose mind is not dejected, Whose spirit is not dejected; Cultivates wholesome states, For the attainment of security from bondage; He will gradually attain, The destruction of all fetters. The Pañcāvudha Jātaka, the fifth. 56. The Kañcanakkhandha Jātaka 56. He whose mind is joyful, Whose spirit is joyful That man, Cultivates wholesome states, for the attainment of security from bondage; He will gradually reach the destruction of all fetters. The Sixth, the Kañcanakkhandha Jātaka. 57. The Vānarinda Jātaka 57. He who has these four qualities, O king of monkeys, just as you do; Truth, righteousness, steadfastness, and generosity—he overcomes what is seen. The Seventh, the Vānarinda Jātaka. 58. The Tayodhamma Jātaka 58. He who has these three qualities, O king of monkeys, just as you do; Skill, courage, and wisdom—he overcomes what is seen. The Eighth, the Tayodhamma Jātaka. 59. The Bherivādaka Jātaka 59. Blow, blow, but do not over-blow, for over-blowing is evil; By blowing, a hundred was gained, by over-blowing, it was lost. The Ninth, the Bherivādaka Jātaka. 60. The Saṅkhadhama Jātaka 60. Blow, blow, but do not over-blow, for over-blowing is evil; By blowing, riches were acquired, but by over-blowing, father, they were squandered. The Tenth, the Saṅkhadhama Jātaka. The Sixth Chapter, Āsīsavagga. Its summary – As I wished, so it was, from water and land, the hero with sweet fruit and unbowed mind; With joyful mind, four and three, a hundred gained by wealth and riches, these are ten. 7. The Chapter on Women 61. The Asātamanta Jātaka 61. Women in the world are unreliable, no limit is found for them; They are passionate and impudent, like a fire consuming all; Having abandoned them, I will go forth, cultivating solitude. The First, the Asātamanta Jātaka. 62. The Aṇḍabhūta Jātaka 62. What the brahmin declared, with his lute wrapped up; Wives are like eggs, nurtured, who would ever trust them? The Second, the Aṇḍabhūta Jātaka. 63. The Takkapaṇḍita Jātaka 63. They are wrathful, ungrateful, slanderous, and divisive of friends; Practice the holy life, monk, then you will not desire happiness. The Third, the Takkapaṇḍita Jātaka. 64. The Jātaka of Hard to Know Let her not rejoice if she desires me, Let her not grieve if she desires me not; The nature of women is hard to know, Like a fish in water. The Jātaka of Hard to Know is the fourth. The Jātaka of Displeasure As a river and a road, A tavern, an assembly hall, a water-stall; So are women in the world, The wise do not get angry with them. The Jātaka of Displeasure is the fifth. The Jātaka of Mudulakkhaṇā One desire there was before, When I had not obtained Mudulakkhaṇā; Since I obtained the lovely-eyed one, Desire has begotten desire. The Jātaka of Mudulakkhaṇā is the sixth. The Jātaka of the Lap My son, O king, is in my lap, My husband is running on the road; But I do not see that place, From where my brother may be brought. The Jātaka of the Lap is the seventh. The Sāketa Jātaka In whom the mind settles, And the heart is pleased; Even in a man never seen before, One may indeed trust him. The Sāketa Jātaka is the eighth. The Jātaka of Vomited Poison Fie on that vomited poison, Which I, for the sake of life, Would re-swallow after vomiting; Death is better for me than life. The Jātaka of Vomited Poison is the ninth. The Kuddāla Jātaka That victory is not well won, Which, once won, is lost; But that victory is well won, Which, once won, is never lost. The Kuddāla Jātaka is the tenth. The Chapter on Women, the Seventh. Its summary – Sikhī, Sabbaghasa, and Vīṇāvara, Pisuṇā, Mittabhedikā, Nandī, Nadī; Mudulakkhaṇa, Sodariyā, and Mano, Visa, Sādhujita – these are the ten. 8. The Chapter on Varuṇa The Varuṇa Jātaka He who wishes to do later, What should be done first; Like one who breaks Varuṇa wood, He repents afterwards. The Varuṇa Jātaka is the first. The Sīlavahatthi Jātaka To a man who is ungrateful, Always looking for faults; Even if the whole earth... would give, but does not please him. The Sīlava Elephant Birth Story, the second. 73. The Indeed-True Birth Story 73. Indeed, they spoke thus, some men here: "A floating log is better, than some men." The Indeed-True Birth Story, the third. 74. The Tree-Nature Birth Story 74. Good are many kinsmen, even trees born in the forest; The wind carries away a single one, even a great tree. The Tree-Nature Birth Story, the fourth. 75. The Fish Birth Story 75. Roar forth, O cloud! Destroy the crow's treasure! Plunge the crow into sorrow! And free me from sorrow! The Fish Birth Story, the fifth. 76. The Fearless Birth Story 76. I am fearless in the village, in the forest I have no fear; Having ascended the straight path, with loving-kindness and compassion. The Fearless Birth Story, the sixth. 77. The Great Dream Birth Story 77. Bulls, trees, cows, and oxen, a horse, a bronze vessel, a she-jackal, and a pot; A pond and uncooked sandalwood, gourds sink, rocks float. Frogs swallow black snakes, Supaṇṇas surround a crow; Wolves are afraid of lambs, reversal occurs, there is no substance here. The Great Dream Birth Story, the seventh. 78. The Illisa Birth Story 78. Both are lame, both are crippled, both have crooked eyes; Both have boils arisen, I do not see Illisa. The Illisa Birth Story, the eighth. 79. The Harsh-Sounding Birth Story 79. When the cows were plundered and slain, the houses burned and the people carried off; Then came the son of the slain son, beating a harsh-sounding drum. The Harsh-Sounding Birth Story, the ninth. 80. The Bhīmasena Birth Story 80. What you boasted of before, then your putrid arrows are released afterwards; Both do not agree, Bhīmasena, your talk of battle and this... They are killed. The Bhīmasena Jātaka, the tenth. The Varuṇa Chapter, the eighth. Its summary – Varuṇa, the ungrateful, the best of truth, and by the lord of hearing, he praised; By compassion, the stone-raft, the illisato, again with the putrid sound of the drum, ten. 9. The "We Drank" Chapter 81. The Liquor-Drinking Jātaka 81. We drank, we danced, We sang and we cried; Having drunk the stupefying drink, We were seen no more, O monkeys! The Liquor-Drinking Jātaka, the first. 82. The Mittavindaka Jātaka 82. Having passed the delightful, And the ever-intoxicated deceiver; He sat upon a rock, From which he would not escape alive. The Mittavindaka Jātaka, the second. 83. The Kālakaṇṇi Jātaka 83. A friend indeed is made by seven steps, A companion by twelve; By a month or half a month, a kinsman is made, Beyond that, one becomes like oneself; How then, for the sake of my own happiness, Could I abandon Kālakaṇṇi, long-acquainted? The Kālakaṇṇi Jātaka, the third. 84. The Gateways to Welfare Jātaka 84. One should wish for health and supreme gain, And virtue approved by the wise, and learning; Adherence to Dhamma and fearlessness, These are the six principal gateways to welfare. The Gateways to Welfare Jātaka, the fourth. 85. The Kiṃpakka Jātaka 85. Not knowing the future harm, Whoever indulges in sensual pleasures; The results will kill him, Like the eaten Kiṃpakka fruit. The Kiṃpakka Jātaka, the fifth. 86. The Virtue-Investigator Jātaka 86. Virtue indeed is good, Virtue in the world is unsurpassed; See how the fiercely venomous snake, Because of its virtue, is not killed. The Virtue-Investigator Jātaka, the sixth. 87. The Auspicious Sign Jātaka 87. For whom auspicious signs are uprooted, Portents, dreams, and omens; He, having overcome the fault of auspicious signs, Having attained the yoke of union, never comes again. The Auspicious Sign Jātaka, the seventh. 88. The Quarrel Jātaka 8. One should release the good, One should not release the bad;