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The Harsh Sound: a past life story

9. Kharassarajātaka

The Warding Tree

The Harsh Sound: a past life story

When cows were plundered and killed,
houses burned down, and people abducted,
then came the son of she whose son is dead,
sounding the harsh drum of war.

Translation: German (Julius Dutoit, 1872–1958), published 1908–1916 · in copyright until the end of 2028, source palikanon.com. Pāli and English (SuttaCentral / Bilara, public domain, CC0). See Sources & Thanks.

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