Ja 52 Cūḷajanakajātaka
The Short Story about (King) Janaka
In the present a monk has given up his efforts. The Buddha tells the story of how when he was lost at sea, he persevered and eventually was rescued by a Devatā and made it to land.
1. Vāyametheva puriso, na nibbindeyya paṇḍito,
A person must make an effort, the wise one should not be weary,
Passāmi vohaṁ attānaṁ udakā thalam-ubbhatan-ti.
I see myself as one who lifted myself from water to land.
Tattha,
In this connection, must make an effort means must make an effort.
Udakā thalamubbhatan-ti
From water to land means
udakato thalam-uttiṇṇaṁ, thale patiṭṭhitaṁ attānaṁ passāmī ti.
having emerged from the water onto land, I see myself standing on land.