[544] All ablaze they tread upon the earth,
#1 M. (Maramma/Burmese ed.): *hiṃsanti rosanti* ["they injure, they enrage"]. From here onward likewise. 2 M.: *kākolasaṅghā adanti* ["flocks of ravens devour (them)"].
#From here onward likewise.
and [the wardens] thrash them with heated bars.
Fear indeed comes over me, O charioteer, at the sight.
I ask you, Mātali, charioteer of the devas:
what evil, pray, have these mortals done,
these people who lie here struck down with bars?
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.