RājadattaRājadattattheragāthā

I, a monk, went to a charnel ground“Bhikkhu sivathikaṁ gantvā, and saw a woman’s body abandoned there,Addasa itthimujjhitaṁ; dumped in a cemetery,Apaviddhaṁ susānasmiṁ, full of worms that devoured.Khajjantiṁ kimihī phuṭaṁ.

Some men were disgusted,Yañhi eke jigucchanti, seeing her dead and rotten;mataṁ disvāna pāpakaṁ; but sexual desire arose in me,Kāmarāgo pāturahu, I was as if blind to her oozing body.andhova savatī ahuṁ.

Quicker than the cooking of riceOraṁ odanapākamhā, I left that place!tamhā ṭhānā apakkamiṁ; Mindful and aware,Satimā sampajānohaṁ, I retired to a discreet place.ekamantaṁ upāvisiṁ.

Then the realizationTato me manasīkāro, came upon me—yoniso udapajjatha; the danger became clear,Ādīnavo pāturahu, and I was firmly disillusioned.nibbidā samatiṭṭhatha.

Then my mind was freed—Tato cittaṁ vimucci me, behold the clear rightness of the teaching!passa dhammasudhammataṁ; I’ve attained the three knowledgesTisso vijjā anuppattā, and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti.