The Monkey King’s ConductKapirājacariya

“When I was a monkey“Yadā ahaṁ kapi āsiṁ, in a cleft on the riverbank,nadīkūle darīsaye; harassed by a crocodilePīḷito susumārena, I could not get across.gamanaṁ na labhāmahaṁ.

Where I used to landYamhokāse ahaṁ ṭhatvā, when jumping from the near shore to the far,orā pāraṁ patāmahaṁ; there crouched my deadly foe,Tatthacchi sattu vadhako, the baleful gharial.kumbhīlo luddadassano.

Reassuring me, he said ‘Come!’So maṁ asaṁsi ‘ehī’ti, ‘I am coming,’ I said to him.‘ahampemī’ti taṁ vatiṁ; Stepping on his headTassa matthakamakkamma, I made it to the far bank.parakūle patiṭṭhahiṁ.

I spoke no lie to him,Na tassa alikaṁ bhaṇitaṁ, but acted according to my word.yathā vācaṁ akāsahaṁ; There is no one to equal my truthfulness:Saccena me samo natthi, this is my perfection of truth.”esā me saccapāramī”ti.