text_original: Throughout his whole existence he practiced a strict temperance; drinking no wine, using a simple diet, IXDU ciirbing the desires; shut off from the tumults of war, as his business was to pray, not to fight, and having his thoughts ever hxed on study and contemplation. " WTiat is this world? '' says a Brahman sage. " It is even as the bough of a tree, on which a bird rests for a night, and in the morning flies away."
text_transcription: THROUGHOUT HIS WHOLE EXISTENCE HE PRACTISED A STRICT TEMPERANCE DRINKING NO WINE USING A SIMPLE DIET CURBING THE DESIRES SHUT OFF FROM THE TUMULTS OF WAR AS HIS BUSINESS WAS TO PRAY NOT TO FIGHT AND HAVING HIS THOUGHTS EVER FIXED ON STUDY AND CONTEMPLATION WHAT IS THIS WORLD SAYS A BRAHMAN SAGE IT IS EVEN AS THE BOUGH OF A TREE ON WHICH A BIRD RESTS FOR A NIGHT AND IN THE MORNING FLIES AWAY
phonemes: θɹuːˈaʊt hɪz hˈoʊl ɛɡzˈɪstəns hiː pɹˈæktɪst ɐ stɹˈɪkt tˈɛmpɚɹəns; dɹˈɪŋkɪŋ nˈoʊ wˈaɪn, jˈuːzɪŋ ɐ sˈɪmpəl dˈaɪət, ˈɪksduː sˈɪɜːbɪŋ ðə dɪzˈaɪɚz; ʃˈʌt ˈɔf fɹʌmðə tˈuːmʌlts ʌv wˈɔːɹ, æz hɪz bˈɪznəs wʌz tə pɹˈeɪ, nˌɑːt tə fˈaɪt, ænd hˌævɪŋ hɪz θˈɔːts ˈɛvɚɹ ˈeɪtʃzˈɛd ˌɔn stˈʌdi ænd kˌɑːntəmplˈeɪʃən. " dˈʌbəljˌuː tˈiːət ɪz ðɪs wˈɜːld? sˈɛz ɐ bɹˈɑːmən sˈeɪdʒ. " ɪɾ ɪz ˈiːvən æz ðə bˈaʊ əvə tɹˈiː, ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ ɐ bˈɜːd ɹˈɛsts fɚɹə nˈaɪt, ænd ɪnðə mˈɔːɹnɪŋ flˈaɪz ɐwˈeɪ."