text_original: "Accompanied by the officiating Brahmin, the widow walked seven times round the pyre, repeating the usual mantras, or prayers, strewing rice and cowries on the ground, and sprinkling water from her hand over the bystanders, who believe this to be efficacious in preventing disease and in expiating committed sins.
text_transcription: ACCOMPANIED BY THE OFFICIATING BRAHMAN THE WIDOW WALKED SEVEN TIMES ROUND THE PYRE REPEATING THE USUAL MANTRAS OR PRAYERS STREWING RICE AND COWRIES ON THE GROUND AND SPRINKLING WATER FROM HER HAND OVER THE BYSTANDERS WHO BELIEVED THIS TO BE EFFICACIOUS IN PREVENTING DISEASE AND IN EXPIATING COMMITTED SINS
phonemes: "ɐkˈʌmpənid baɪ ðɪ əfˈɪʃɪˌeɪɾɪŋ bɹˈɑːmɪn, ðə wˈɪdoʊ wˈɔːkt sˈɛvən tˈaɪmz ɹˈaʊnd ðə pˈaɪɚ, ɹᵻpˈiːɾɪŋ ðə jˈuːʒuːəl mˈæntɹəz, ɔːɹ pɹˈɛɹz, stɹˈuːɪŋ ɹˈaɪs ænd kˈaʊɹiz ɔnðə ɡɹˈaʊnd, ænd spɹˈɪŋklɪŋ wˈɔːɾɚ fɹʌm hɜː hˈænd ˌoʊvɚ ðə bˈaɪstændɚz, hˌuː bᵻlˈiːv ðɪs təbi ˌɛfɪkˈeɪʃəs ɪn pɹɪvˈɛntɪŋ dɪzˈiːz ænd ɪn ˈɛkspɪˌeɪɾɪŋ kəmˈɪɾᵻd sˈɪnz.