yaṅ de’i tshe de’i dus na rgyal po’i pho braṅ mñen ldan na rna can źes bya ba’i ded dpon phyug pa |
nor maṅ ba | loṅs spyod che ba | yoṅs su ba zuṅ ba yaṅs śiṅ rgya che ba | rnam thos kyi bu’i nor daṅ ldan pa | (5) rnam thos kyi bu la nor gyis ’gran pa
rgyal po’i pho braṅ mñen ldan na skyes bu’i mchog tu gyur pa źig gnas pa daṅ |
der rigs mñam pa las chuṅ ma blaṅs te | de de daṅ lhan cig rtse par byed dga’ bar byed dga’ mgur spyod par byed do ||
de ltar rtse źiṅ dag la dga’ mgur (6) spyod pas chuṅ ma sems can daṅ ldan par gyur pa nas |
ji srid ded dpon rna can tshoṅ ba lṅa brgyas bskor te | rgya mtsho chen por źugs kyi bar du sbyar ro ||
[81] At that very time, there lived, in the royal city of Bandhumatī, a caravan leader by the name of Karṇa.
He was rich, had great wealth and great comforts; his acquisitions were extensive and large, and possessing the wealth of Vaiśravana, he rivaled him in wealth.
As he came from a prominent family in the royal city of Bandhumatī, he fetched a wife from a similar family
and played, sported and cohabited with her.
As he did so, his wife became pregnant.
Now, the caravan leader Karṇa, accompanied by five hundred merchants, set out upon the mighty ocean.