Atthakatha / Jatakatthavannana
शाब्दिक अर्थ (Shabdartha)
Commentary
व्युत्पत्ति एवं धातु मूल (Vyutpatti)
Pali, literally 'explanation of meaning'; the body of ancient commentarial literature on the Buddhist canon.
आध्यात्मिक भावार्थ व संदर्भ
Much of the narrative detail in the Jataka tales as they are known today comes not from the terse canonical verses themselves but from the Atthakatha, the commentary that surrounds and explains them.