1.1Caraṁ vā yadi vā tiṭṭhaṁ,Walking and standing,1.2nisinno uda vā sayaṁ;sitting and lying down,1.3Samiñjeti pasāreti,extending and contracting the limbs:1.4esā kāyassa iñjanā.these are the movements of the body.

2.1Aṭṭhinahārusaṁyutto,Linked together by bones and sinews,2.2tacamaṁsāvalepano;plastered over with flesh and hide,2.3Chaviyā kāyo paṭicchanno,and covered by the skin,2.4yathābhūtaṁ na dissati.the body is not seen as it is.

3.1Antapūro udarapūro,It’s full of guts and belly,3.2yakanapeḷassa vatthino;liver and bladder,3.3Hadayassa papphāsassa,heart and lungs,3.4vakkassa pihakassa ca.kidney and spleen,

4.1Siṅghāṇikāya kheḷassa,spit and snot,4.2sedassa ca medassa ca;sweat and fat,4.3Lohitassa lasikāya,blood and synovial fluid,4.4pittassa ca vasāya ca.bile and grease.

5.1Athassa navahi sotehi,Then in nine streams5.2asucī savati sabbadā;the filth is always flowing.5.3Akkhimhā akkhigūthako,There is muck from the eyes,5.4kaṇṇamhā kaṇṇagūthako.wax from the ears,

6.1Siṅghāṇikā ca nāsato,and snot from the nostrils.6.2mukhena vamatekadā;The mouth sometimes vomits6.3Pittaṁ semhañca vamati,bile and sometimes phlegm.6.4kāyamhā sedajallikā.And from the body, sweat and waste.

7.1Athassa susiraṁ sīsaṁ,Then there is the hollow head7.2matthaluṅgassa pūritaṁ;all filled with brains.7.3Subhato naṁ maññati bālo,Governed by ignorance,7.4avijjāya purakkhato.the fool thinks it’s lovely.

8.1Yadā ca so mato seti,And when it lies dead,8.2Uddhumāto vinīlako;bloated and livid,8.3Apaviddho susānasmiṁ,dumped in a charnel ground,8.4Anapekkhā honti ñātayo.the relatives forget it.

9.1Khādanti naṁ suvānā ca,It’s devoured by dogs,9.2siṅgālā ca vakā kimī;by jackals, wolves, and worms.9.3Kākā gijjhā ca khādanti,It’s devoured by crows and vultures,9.4ye caññe santi pāṇino.and any other creatures there.

10.1Sutvāna buddhavacanaṁ,A wise mendicant here,10.2Bhikkhu paññāṇavā idha;having heard the Buddha’s words,10.3So kho naṁ parijānāti,fully understands it,10.4Yathābhūtañhi passati.for they see it as it is.

11.1Yathā idaṁ tathā etaṁ,“As this is, so is that,11.2Yathā etaṁ tathā idaṁ;as that is, so is this.”11.3Ajjhattañca bahiddhā ca,They’d blanch desire for the body11.4Kāye chandaṁ virājaye.inside and out.

12.1Chandarāgaviratto so,That wise mendicant here12.2Bhikkhu paññāṇavā idha;rid of desire and lust,12.3Ajjhagā amataṁ santiṁ,has found the peace free of death,12.4Nibbānaṁ padamaccutaṁ.extinguishment, the state that does not pass.

13.1Dvipādakoyaṁ asuci,This two-legged body is dirty and stinking,13.2Duggandho parihīrati;full of different carcasses,13.3Nānākuṇapaparipūro,and oozing all over the place—13.4Vissavanto tato tato.but still it is cherished!

14.1Etādisena kāyena,And if, on account of such a body,14.2Yo maññe uṇṇametave;someone prides themselves14.3Paraṁ vā avajāneyya,or looks down on others—14.4Kimaññatra adassanāti.what is that but a failure to see?

14.5Vijayasuttaṁ ekādasamaṁ.