Ja 120 Bandhanamokkhajātaka
The Story about Freedom from Bondage

In the present Ciñcā falsely accuses the Buddha of fathering a child on her. After Sakka reveals the falsehood, she falls into hell. The Buddha tells a story about a queen who cheated with 64 men and then falsely accused the king’s family priest of adultery, until it was discovered.

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− Siloka pathyā
1. Abaddhā tattha bajjhanti, yattha bālā pabhāsare,
They bind the unbound right there, where fools speak,

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− Siloka pathyā
Baddhā pi tattha muccanti, yattha dhīrā pabhāsare ti.
They free the bound right there, where the wise speak.

Tattha, {1.440} abaddhā ti abandhitabbayuttā.
In this connection, unbound means those fit to be unbound.

Pabhāsare ti pabhāsanti vadanti kathenti.
Speak means they speak, talk, tell.

 

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