Pali - Every few days - [B241]
Gair/Karunatillake - Chapter 12 Readings
Ex. 4 (Part 2 of 3)
Tassa so.lasavassakaale pa.n.durogo udapaadi.
Braahma.no vejjaana.m santika.m gantvaa «tumhe
asukarogassa ki.m bhesajja.m karothaa»ti pucchi. Te
assa ya.m vaa ta.m vaa rukkhatacaadi.m aacikkhi.msu.
So ta.m aaharitvaa bhesajja.m kari. Tathaa
karontasseva tassa rogo balavaa ahosi. Braahma.no
tassa dubbalabhaava.m ñatvaa eka.m vejja.m pakkosi. So
ta.m oloketvaa «amhaaka.m eka.m kicca.m atthi; añña.m
vejja.m pakkositvaa tikicchaapehii»ti vatvaa nikkhami.
When he was 16, he fell ill with jaundice. The
Brahmin went to doctors and asked them, What medicine
do you make for such a disease. They informed him of
such and such tree-bark, etc. He fetched it and made
the medicine. Despite him making it, the disease
became strong. The Brahmin, knowing how feeble he
was, summoned a doctor. He looked at him, and said,
We have one specialization; call another doctor and
get him to cure this, then he departed.