[812] Clad in clean cloth of Kāsi, wearing earrings, anointed with agarwood (aggalu) and sandalwood,
Canda and Suriya are led away for the sacrifice (yañña) of King Ekarāja.
Clad in clean cloth of Kāsi, wearing earrings, anointed with agarwood and sandalwood,
Canda and Suriya are led away, causing sorrow of heart to their mother.
Clad in clean cloth of Kāsi, wearing earrings, anointed with agarwood and sandalwood,
Canda and Suriya are led away, causing sorrow of heart to the people.
Fed on savory dishes of meat, well bathed by the bath-attendants, wearing earrings, anointed with agarwood and sandalwood,
Canda and Suriya are led away for the sacrifice of King Ekarāja.
Fed on savory dishes of meat, well bathed by the bath-attendants, wearing earrings, anointed with agarwood and sandalwood,
Canda and Suriya are led away, causing sorrow of heart to their mother.
Fed on savory dishes of meat, well bathed by the bath-attendants, wearing earrings, anointed with agarwood and sandalwood,
Canda and Suriya are led away, causing sorrow of heart to the people.
They whom formerly, when mounted on the necks of noble elephants, the elephant troops would follow—
today those same Canda and Suriya both go on foot.
They whom formerly, when mounted on the backs of noble horses, the horse troops would follow—
today those same Canda and Suriya both go on foot.
They whom formerly, when mounted in noble chariots, the chariot troops would follow—
today those same Canda and Suriya both go on foot.
They who formerly were conveyed by steeds with trappings of gold—
today those same Canda and Suriya both go on foot.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.