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Woman's Studies
And the teaching of grammar, etc., in the form of lectures, the fruit of speech, i.e., earn money by these and bring clothes, etc.
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Bring wood for cooking vegetables, and a lamp for the night. Dye my clothes, or apply a paste to my feet. Come and massage my back.
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Om Om Om
Translation: O Muni! Bring wood for cooking vegetables and for lighting at night. Dye my clothes, or apply a paste to my feet. Come and massage my back.
Commentary: And 'दारुणि' means wood, vegetables, etc., leaves, vegetables, etc., for the purpose of cooking them, sometimes for cooking food. There is a reading 'अन्नपाकाय', in which case it means to bring wood for cooking rice, etc. 'रात्रौ' means at night, 'प्रद्योतो वा भविष्यतीति' means that there will be a lamp, therefore, bring it from the forest. And 'पात्राणि' means vessels, etc., 'रञ्जय' means to dye, so that I can beg for alms comfortably. Or, it means to dye with a paste for the feet, etc. Abandoning other work, come here, 'मे' means my, 'पृष्ठम्' means back, 'उत्त्- प्रावल्येन मर्दय' means to massage vigorously, my body is aching because I have been sitting for a long time, therefore, massage it, and then you can do other work.
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Om Om Om
And my clothes, take care of them, food and drink, bring them as food. Bring perfume and a broom, and call a barber for me.
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Commentary: 'वस्त्राणि च' means clothes, 'मे' means my, 'जीर्णानि वर्तन्तेऽतः' means they are old, therefore, 'प्रत्युपेक्षस्व' means replace them with new ones, or if they are dirty, give them to the washerman, or because of mice, etc., take care of them. And 'अन्नपानादिकम्' means food and drink, bring it as food. And 'गन्धं' means a container for perfume, etc., a broom, etc., and a beautiful broom, and I am unable to do it myself, therefore, 'काश्यपं' means a barber, 'मच्छिरोमुण्डनाय' means to shave my head, 'श्रमणानुजानीहि' means call him, so that I can get rid of my long hair.
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