Sirimaṇḍa

The rain saturates things that are covered up;it doesn’t saturate things that are open.Therefore you should open up a covered thing,so the rain will not saturate it.

“Channamativassati, vivaṭaṁ nātivassati; Tasmā channaṁ vivaretha, evaṁ taṁ nātivassati.

The rain saturates things that are covered up;“Channamativassati, it doesn’t saturate things that are open.vivaṭaṁ nātivassati; Therefore you should open up a covered thing,Tasmā channaṁ vivaretha, so the rain will not saturate it.evaṁ taṁ nātivassati.

The world is beaten down by deathand surrounded by old age.The dart of craving has struck it down,and it’s always fuming with desire.

Maccunābbhahato loko, jarāya parivārito; Taṇhāsallena otiṇṇo, icchādhūpāyito sadā. *icchādhūpāyito → icchādhūmāyito (pts2ed)

The world is beaten down by deathMaccunābbhahato loko, and surrounded by old age.jarāya parivārito; The dart of craving has struck it down,Taṇhāsallena otiṇṇo, and it’s always fuming with desire.icchādhūpāyito sadā. *icchādhūpāyito → icchādhūmāyito (pts2ed)

The world is beaten down by death,caged by old age,beaten constantly without respite,like a thief being flogged.

Maccunābbhahato loko, parikkhitto jarāya ca; Haññati niccamattāṇo, pattadaṇḍova takkaro.

The world is beaten down by death,Maccunābbhahato loko, caged by old age,parikkhitto jarāya ca; beaten constantly without respite,Haññati niccamattāṇo, like a thief being flogged.pattadaṇḍova takkaro.

Three things are coming, like a wall of flame:death, disease, and old age.No power can stand before them,and no speed’s enough to flee.

Āgacchantaggikhandhāva, maccu byādhi jarā tayo; Paccuggantuṁ balaṁ natthi, javo natthi palāyituṁ.

Three things are coming, like a wall of flame:Āgacchantaggikhandhāva, death, disease, and old age.maccu byādhi jarā tayo; No power can stand before them,Paccuggantuṁ balaṁ natthi, and no speed’s enough to flee.javo natthi palāyituṁ.

Don’t waste your day,a little or a lot.Every night that passesshortens your life by that much.

Amoghaṁ divasaṁ kayirā, appena bahukena vā; Yaṁ yaṁ vijahate rattiṁ, *vijahate → virahate (bj); vivahate (sya1ed, sya2ed); viharate (pts2ed) | rattiṁ → ratti (sya1ed, sya2ed)tadūnaṁ tassa jīvitaṁ.

Don’t waste your day,Amoghaṁ divasaṁ kayirā, a little or a lot.appena bahukena vā; Every night that passesYaṁ yaṁ vijahate rattiṁ, *vijahate → virahate (bj); vivahate (sya1ed, sya2ed); viharate (pts2ed) | rattiṁ → ratti (sya1ed, sya2ed)shortens your life by that much.tadūnaṁ tassa jīvitaṁ.

Walking or standing,sitting or lying down:your final night draws near;you have no time to be careless.

Carato tiṭṭhato vāpi, āsīnasayanassa vā; Upeti carimā ratti, na te kālo pamajjitun”ti.

Walking or standing,Carato tiṭṭhato vāpi, sitting or lying down:āsīnasayanassa vā; your final night draws near;Upeti carimā ratti, you have no time to be careless.na te kālo pamajjitun”ti.