“By what is the world beaten down?“Kenassubbhāhato loko,By what is it surrounded?kenassu parivārito;What dart has laid it low?Kena sallena otiṇṇo,With what is it always fuming?”kissa dhūpāyito sadā”ti.
“The world is beaten down by death.“Maccunābbhāhato loko,It’s surrounded by old age.jarāya parivārito;The dart of craving has laid it low.Taṇhāsallena otiṇṇo,It’s always fuming with desire.”icchādhūpāyito sadā”ti.
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