ມະຫາຣາດ

ມະຫາຣາດ ເປັນກັນທີ່ ໑໑ ໃນຈໍານວນ ໑໓ ກັນ ໃນເຫວດສັນຕະຣະຊາດົກ ມີ ໖໙ ຄາຖາ. ເນື້ອໃນກ່າວເຖິງ ຊູຊົກພາສອງກຸມມານຄືເຈົ້າຊາລີແລະນາງກັນຫາ ກັບບ້ານຂອງົຕນທີ່ເມືອງກະລິງຄະ ຍາມຄໍ່າຄືນກໍ່ມັດສອງກຸມມານໄວ້ທີ່ໂຄນຕົ້ນໄມ້ ຕົວເອງຂຶ້ນໄປຜູກເປນອນຢູ່ເທິງຕົ້ນໄມ້ ຕົກກາງຄືນເທວະດາແປງການເປັນພະເວດສັນດອນແລະພະນາງມັດທີດູແລສອງກຸມມານ ຮຸ່ງເຊົ້າກໍ່ອອກເດີນທາງຕໍ່ ແຕ່ຊູຊົກຫຼົງທາງ ກັບບ້ານບໍ່ຖືກ ໄດ້ເຂົ້າໄປໃນເມືອງສີພີຊຶ່ງເປັນເມືອງຂອງພະເຈົ້າສົນໄຊຜູ້ເປັນພະເຈົ້າປູ່ຂອງສົງກຸມມານ ເມື່ອພະເຈົ້າສົນໄຊເຫັນສອງກຸມມານ ກໍ່ດີໃຈ ແລ້ວຊົງໄຖ່ຖອນຄືນຈາກຊູຊົກ ແລະໃຫ້ລ້ຽງດູຊູຊົກຈົນອີ່ມໜໍາສໍາລານ ແຕ່ຊູຊົກກິນອາຫານເຂົ້າໄປຫຼາຍເກີນຄວນເພາະອຶດຫິວມານານ ຈົນອາຫານບໍ່ຍ່ອຍທ້ອງແຕກຕາຍ.

Maharat or Mahārāja the eleventh episode of a total of 13 episodes of the Vessantara Jataka with 69 verses. Maharat means the great king, the content tells Jujaka took the two children Jali and Kanha to his hometown in Kalinga. At the night, he cribbed and slept on the tree, while the two children were bound to the trunk. However, deities took the shapes of Vessantara and Maddi to nurture and protect them. On the coming morning they continued their journey, but Jujaka lost the way and directed to Sivi which was the city of King Sanjaya, the grandfather of the two children. When King Sonjaya saw his grandchildren, he was so overjoyed and ransomed the two young princes from Jujaka. The king also fed Jujaka with delicious food. With hungriness for many days, Jujaka overate. Finally, his bloated stomach with indigestion was broken out and then he died.

Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 23 leaves.

Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.5 cm, width 57.6 cm, depth 0.8 cm.

Condition of original material: Fragile.

Scribe(s): Unidentified.

Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.1.