252. Chaṭṭhe ajjhabhāsīti tassa kira simbalivanābhimukhassa jātassa rathasaddo ca ājānīyasaddo dhajasaddo ca samantā asanipātasaddo viya ahosi . Taṃ sutvā simbalivane balavasupaṇṇā palāyiṃsu , jarājiṇṇā ceva rogadubbalā ca asañjātapakkhapotakā ca palāyituṃ asakkontā , maraṇabhayena tajjitā ekappahāreneva mahāviravaṃ viraviṃsu . Sakko taṃ sutvā ‘‘ kassa saddo , tātā ’’ ti ? Mātaliṃ pucchi . Rathasaddaṃ , te deva , sutvā supaṇṇā palāyituṃ asakkontā viravantīti . Taṃ sutvā karuṇāsamāvajjitahadayo abhāsi .

Īsāmukhenāti rathassa īsāmukhena . Yathā kulāvake īsāmukhaṃ na sañcuṇṇeti , evaṃ iminā īsāmukhena te parivajjaya . So hi ratho puññapaccayanibbatto cakkavāḷapabbatepiM1.315 sinerumhipi sammukhībhūte vinivijjhitvāva gacchati na sajjati , ākāsagatasadiseneva gacchati . Sace tena simbalivanena gato bhaveyya , yathā mahāsakaṭe kadalivanamajjhena vā eraṇḍavanamajjhena vā gacchante sabbavanaṃ vibhaggaṃ nimmathitaṃ hoti , evaṃ tampi simbalivanaṃ bhaveyya .