[814]
This is his palace, all of gold, strewn with flowers and garlands —
yet now those four young lords have been led out to be slain.
This is his peaked mansion, all of gold, strewn with flowers and garlands —
yet now those four young lords have been led out to be slain.
This is his pleasure garden, in full flower in every season, delightful —
yet now those four young lords have been led out to be slain.
This is his asoka grove, in full flower in every season, delightful —
yet now those four young lords have been led out to be slain.
This is his kaṇikāra grove, in full flower in every season, delightful —
yet now those four young lords have been led out to be slain.
This is his pāṭali grove, in full flower in every season, delightful —
yet now those four young lords have been led out to be slain.
This is his mango grove, in full flower in every season, delightful —
yet now those four young lords have been led out to be slain.
This is his lotus pond, covered over with red and white lotuses,
and the boat wrought with gold, adorned with flower-creepers, most delightful —
yet now those four young lords have been led out to be slain.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.