§19 乘船失釪喻
(19) loss of a silver bowl by boat
昔有人乘船渡海,失一银釪,堕于水中。即便思念:“我今画水作记,舍之而去,后当取之。”
once upon a time there was a man who dropped a silver bowl into the sea while crossing it. he pondered, "i'm going to make a mark on the water. i'm carrying on my journey now. but i'll come back for it later."
行经二月,到师子诸国,见一河水,便入其中,觅本失釪。
after two months' travel during which he visited ceylon and many other countries. on seeing a river, he jumped into the water looking for the bowl he had lost before.
诸人问言:“欲何所作?”
"what are you doing there?" people asked.
答言:“我先失釪,今欲觅取。”
he replied, "i have lost my bowl. now i would like to get it back."
问言:“于何处失?”
people went on, "when did you lose it?"
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