Mahākāḷa

There’s a big black woman who looks like a crow.She broke off thigh-bones, first one then another;she broke off arm-bones, first one then another;she broke off a skull like a curd-bowl, and thenarranged them and sat nearby.

“Kāḷī itthī brahatī dhaṅkarūpā, Satthiñca bhetvā aparañca satthiṁ; Bāhañca bhetvā aparañca bāhaṁ, *bāhaṁ → bāhuṁ (bj, sya1ed, sya2ed, pts2ed)Sīsañca bhetvā dadhithālakaṁva; Esā nisinnā abhisandahitvā. *abhisandahitvā → abhisaddahitvā (bj, pts1ed)

There’s a big black woman who looks like a crow.“Kāḷī itthī brahatī dhaṅkarūpā, She broke off thigh-bones, first one then another;Satthiñca bhetvā aparañca satthiṁ; she broke off arm-bones, first one then another;Bāhañca bhetvā aparañca bāhaṁ, *bāhaṁ → bāhuṁ (bj, sya1ed, sya2ed, pts2ed)she broke off a skull like a curd-bowl, and thenSīsañca bhetvā dadhithālakaṁva; arranged them and sat nearby.Esā nisinnā abhisandahitvā. *abhisandahitvā → abhisaddahitvā (bj, pts1ed)

When an ignorant person builds up attachments,that dullard returns to suffering again and again.So let one who understands <j>not build up attachments:may I never again lie with a broken skull!

Yo ve avidvā upadhiṁ karoti, Punappunaṁ dukkhamupeti mando; Tasmā pajānaṁ upadhiṁ na kayirā, Māhaṁ puna bhinnasiro sayissan”ti. *sayissan”ti → passissanti (mr)

When an ignorant person builds up attachments,Yo ve avidvā upadhiṁ karoti, that dullard returns to suffering again and again.Punappunaṁ dukkhamupeti mando; So let one who understands <j>not build up attachments:Tasmā pajānaṁ upadhiṁ na kayirā, may I never again lie with a broken skull!Māhaṁ puna bhinnasiro sayissan”ti. *sayissan”ti → passissanti (mr)