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Seeing Sāma fallen, their dear son, begrimed with dust,
cast away in the great forest, like the moon fallen upon the earth —
seeing Sāma fallen, their dear son, begrimed with dust,
cast away in the great forest, like the sun fallen upon the earth —
seeing Sāma fallen, their dear son, begrimed with dust,
cast away in the great forest, they lamented piteously.
Seeing Sāma fallen, their dear son, begrimed with dust,
they raised up their arms and wailed: "It is unrighteousness indeed, O sir!"
"Surely you are exceedingly heedless, O Sāma, lovely to behold,
in that today, when the hour has thus passed, you say nothing at all.
Surely you are exceedingly inflamed, O Sāma, lovely to behold,
in that today, when the hour has thus passed, you say nothing at all.
Surely you are exceedingly wrathful, O Sāma, lovely to behold,
in that today, when the hour has thus passed, you say nothing at all.
Surely you are fast asleep, O Sāma, lovely to behold,
in that today, when the hour has thus passed, you say nothing at all.
Surely you are utterly bereft of mind, O Sāma, lovely to behold,
in that today, when the hour has thus passed, you say nothing at all.
"Who now will set in order our matted hair, tangled and covered with dust?
Sāma, the attendant of the blind, has died.
Who will take up the broom and sweep the hermitage for us?
Sāma, the attendant of the blind, has died.
Who now will bathe us with water cold and hot?
Sāma, the attendant of the blind, has died.
Who now will feed us with the roots and fruits of the forest?
Sāma, the attendant of the blind, has died."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.