[2528] "It was an ill gain for me, Sutasoma,
that I am your wife,
in that, while I lament,
you go forth unconcerned, O king.
It was an ill gain for me, Sutasoma,
that I am your wife,
in that, unconcerned for the child that has taken rebirth-linking (kucchipaṭisandhi) in my womb,
you go forth, O king.
The embryo in my womb has fully ripened;
[wait] until I give birth to it,
lest I, a widow all alone,
should afterwards see sufferings (dukkha)."
[Variant notes of the Siamese edition: 1. Ma. reads "vināsabhāvo." 2. Ma. reads "adu te." 3. Yu. reads "yaṃ maṃ kucchimatiṃ santiṃ."]
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.