Mum, they weep for the dead,“Mataṁ vā amma rodanti,or for one who’s alive but missing.Yo vā jīvaṁ na dissati;I’m alive and you can see me,Jīvantaṁ maṁ amma passantī,so mum, why do you weep for me?Kasmā maṁ amma rodasī”ti.
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