[414] Seeing the empty chariot, and the charioteer come back alone,
the mother, with eyes full of tears, sobbing, gazes upon him:
"Here comes that charioteer, having buried my own son.
Surely my son has been laid low and buried, now but swelling the soil of the earth;
surely the foes rejoice, surely those who bear enmity are gratified,
seeing the charioteer come back having buried my own son."
Seeing the empty chariot, and the charioteer come back alone,
the mother, with eyes full of tears, sobbing, questions him:
"Was he truly mute? Was he truly crippled? Did he lament at all then,
as he was being buried in the earth? Tell me that, charioteer.
How did he — the mute, the crippled one — ward it off with his hands and feet,
as he was being buried in the earth? Tell me that, now that you are asked."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.