Re: a.d.da - not in PED, not in Cone's Dictionary

Dear Friends,

Here's the translated passage using 'a.d.da' (or 'a.t.ta'):

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Test Two: The Ox

One man, dwelling in the village of Eastern Barley Commons, thinking, "when the
rain has fallen, I will plow," bought some oxen from the village and, having
brought them back, had them stay in his dwelling place.

On another day, sitting on the back of an ox collecting a patch of grass for the
purpose of fodder, he became weary in body and, descending at the root of a
tree, he lay down and fell right asleep. At that moment, a thief snatched the
oxen and ran away. The man, having awoken, not seeing his oxen, looked hither
and thither and, seeing the escaping thief who had snatched the oxen, leaped up
with great speed and said, "where are you taking my oxen?"

"I am taking my oxen to the place of my desiring."

Hearing their dispute, a great crowd assembled. The wise man, hearing the noise
of their going past the door to the hall, had them both called in. Having
regarded their behaviour, he knew, "this is a thief, this is an ox-owner."

Though knowing, he asked "What are you arguing over?"

The ox-owner said, "master, these I bought from such-and-such a village, from
the hand of one named so-and-so and, having brought them to my home, I kept them
there. For the purpose of fodder, I led them to a patch of grass; then, seeing
my heedlessness, this one snatched the oxen and ran away. Looking hither and
thither and seeing this one, I pursued and seized him. One who dwells in
such-and-such a village is aware of the fact of my buying and taking ownership
of these."

But the thief said, "these were born in my house. This one speaks falsely."

* Then, the wise one asked them, "if I will decide your case (a.d.da) rightly,
will you stand by my decision?"

"Yes, master, we will stand by it," they said.

Thinking, "it is proper to obtain the consensus of the great crowd," he first
asked the thief, "what are these oxen made to eat by you, and what are they made
to drink?"

"They are made to drink conjey and eat sesame butter and maasa beans."

Then he asked the ox-owner.

He said, "master, from where for all of my hardship should conjey and so on be
obtained? They are made to eat grass only."

Having allowed the assembly to hear their speech, the wise one had piyangu
leaves brought and, having had them pounded and mixed with water, caused the
oxen to drink them.

The oxen vomited up the grass. The wise man showed the great crowd, saying, "let
all see this!" Then he asked the thief, "are you the thief, or are you not the
thief?"

He said, "I am the thief." The Bodhisatta exhorted him thus, "then indeed, from
now on, you must not do such things." But the Bodhisatta's company beat the man
with hands and feet until he was weak.

Then, the wise one told him, "verily, at the present moment you receive
suffering to this extent; but in future existence you will undergo great
suffering in hell and so on. Friend, from now on, you must abandon this action."
Having said this, he gave to him the five precepts.

The minister had the king informed of this incident exactly as it occurred. The
king asked Senaka, "what, Senaka? Should we call the wise one?"

"Anyone whatsoever, great king, could decide a case (a.d.da) over oxen. You make
him come just for that?" The king, indifferent, again sent back the very same
message.

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Best wishes,

Yuttadhammo