ຊູຊະກະ ເປັນກັນທີ່ ໕ ໃນເຫວດສັນຕະຣະຊາດົກ ໃນຈໍານວນ ໑໓ ກັນ ມີ ໗໙ ຄາຖາ ເນື້ອໃນທັງໝົດເປັນບົດພາສາບາລີ. ຊູຊະກະ ຫຼືຊູຊົກ ພາມເຖົ້າຊາວເມືອງກະລິງຄະ ທ່ຽວຂໍທານໄປທົ່ວ ໄດ້ເງິນມາແລ້ວ ກໍ່ນໍາໄປຝາກເພື່ອນໄວ້ ເມື່ອຊູຊົກຫາຍໜ້າໄປດົນ ເພື່ອຈຶ່ງນໍາເງິນທີ່ຝາກໄວ້ມາໃຊ້ຈ່າຍຈົນໝົດ ເມື່ອຊູຊົກກັບມາຖາມເອົາເງິນ, ເພື່ອນບໍ່ມີເງິນໃຊ້ໜີ້ ຈຶ່ງຍົກລູກສາວຊື່ອະມິດຕະຕາໃຫ້ ຊູຊົກພາພັນລະຍາໄປຢູ່ນໍາ ແຕ່ນາງອະມິດຕະຕາຖືກເມຍພາມທັງຫຼາຍດ່າວ່າມີສາມີເຖົ້າ ຈຶ່ງຂໍຮ້ອງໃຫ້ຊູຊົກໄປຂໍສອງກຸມມານຈາກພະເວດສັນດອນ ທີ່ມາເປັນຜູ້ຮັບໃຊ້ ຊູຊົກຈຶ່ງອອກເດີນທາງໄປທີ່ເຂົາວົງກົດ.
Jujaka the fifth episode with 79 verses in a total of 13 episodes of the Vessantara Jataka with the whole text written in Pali. Jujaka the old Brahmin lived in Kalinga city. He wandered for begging. When he got money he left it with his friend. When Jujaka was away for long, then his friend spent the money all. Later, Jujaka came back and asked for his money. His friend did not have money to pay off debt; he gave him his young daughter named Amittata instead. Juajaka took Amittata to his home. Amittata was condemned by wives of other Brahmins as having the old husband. So, she appealed Jujaka to beg the two children from Vessantara as her servants. Jujaka therefore travelled to Mount Vamka.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 9 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.8 cm, width 56.5 cm, depth 0.4 cm.
Condition of original material: Good.
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Box no. 4.
