STED 9siv (nava-siva­thika)

STED 9siv: 9 (stages of) corpses
Puna ca-paraṃ, bhante, bhikkhu
 Again **-further, venerable-sir, the-bhikkhu
seyyathāpi
 just as
passeyya sarīraṃ
 (he) should-see a-body

1. Swollen,blue,festering

sivathikāya chaṭṭitaṃ
 in-a-cemetery, cast-away,
Ekāha-mataṃ vā
 One-day-after, or
Dvīha-mataṃ vā
 Two-days-after, or
Tīha-mataṃ vā
 Three-days-after **,
uddhumātakaṃ
 swollen,
vinīlakaṃ
 (or) Turned-blue,
vipubbakajātaṃ.
 (or) festering,
So imameva kāyaṃ evaṃ upasaṃharati:
 he in-his body thus reflects:
(insight refrain)
‘ayam-pi kho kāyo
 my-self-also, indeed, (my) body
Evaṃ-dhammo
 such-(is its)-nature,
Evaṃ-bhāvī
 such-(it will)-become,
evaṃ-an-atīto’ti.
 such-(it has)-not-gone-beyond.
Seyyathāpi vā pana
 Just-as ** ****

2.crows, hawks, devour

passeyya sarīraṃ
 (he) should-see a-body
sivathikāya chaṭṭitaṃ
 in-a-cemetery, cast-away,
kākehi vā khajjamānaṃ
 Crows ** devoured (it),
kulalehi vā khajjamānaṃ
 Hawks ** devoured (it),
gijjhehi vā khajjamānaṃ
 Vultures ** devoured (it),
sunakhehi vā khajjamānaṃ
 Dogs ** devoured (it),
siṅgālehi vā khajjamānaṃ
 Foxes ** devoured (it),
vividhehi vā pāṇaka-jātehi khajjamānaṃ.
 Diverse ** insects-born-inside devoured (it),
So imameva kāyaṃ evaṃ upasaṃharati:
 he in-his body thus reflects:
(insight refrain)
‘ayam-pi kho kāyo
 my-self-also, indeed, (my) body
Evaṃ-dhammo
 such-(is its)-nature,
Evaṃ-bhāvī
 such-(it will)-become,
evaṃ-an-atīto’ti.
 such-(it has)-not-gone-beyond.
Seyyathāpi vā pana
 Just-as ** ****

3. Skeleton with flesh, blood,

passeyya sarīraṃ
 (he) should-see a-body
sivathikāya chaṭṭitaṃ
 in-a-cemetery, cast-away,
aṭṭhi­ka-saṅ­kha­likaṃ
 Bone-chain, (skeleton)
Sa-maṃsa-lohitaṃ
 with-flesh-(and)-blood
nhāru-sam-ban­dhaṃ
 Sinews-together-bound,
So imameva kāyaṃ evaṃ upasaṃharati:
 he in-his body thus reflects:
(insight refrain)
‘ayam-pi kho kāyo
 my-self-also, indeed, (my) body
Evaṃ-dhammo
 such-(is its)-nature,
Evaṃ-bhāvī
 such-(it will)-become,
evaṃ-an-atīto’ti.
 such-(it has)-not-gone-beyond.
Seyyathāpi vā pana
 Just-as ** ****

4. Skeleton with blood smeared,

passeyya sarīraṃ
 (he) should-see a-body
sivathikāya chaṭṭitaṃ
 in-a-cemetery, cast-away,
aṭṭhi­ka-saṅ­kha­likaṃ
 Bone-chain, (skeleton)
nim-maṃ­sa-lohita-mak­khi­taṃ
 without-flesh-(and)-blood-smeared,
nhāru-sam-ban­dhaṃ
 Sinews-together-bound,
So imameva kāyaṃ evaṃ upasaṃharati:
 he in-his body thus reflects:
(insight refrain)
‘ayam-pi kho kāyo
 my-self-also, indeed, (my) body
Evaṃ-dhammo
 such-(is its)-nature,
Evaṃ-bhāvī
 such-(it will)-become,
evaṃ-an-atīto’ti.
 such-(it has)-not-gone-beyond.
Seyyathāpi vā pana
 Just-as ** ****

5. Skeleton no flesh no blood

passeyya sarīraṃ
 (he) should-see a-body
sivathikāya chaṭṭitaṃ
 in-a-cemetery, cast-away,
aṭṭhi­ka-saṅ­kha­likaṃ
 Bone-chain, (skeleton)
apaga­ta-maṃ­sa-lo­hi­taṃ
 without-flesh-(and)-blood
nhāru-sam-ban­dhaṃ
 Sinews-together-bound,
So imameva kāyaṃ evaṃ upasaṃharati:
 he in-his body thus reflects:
(insight refrain)
‘ayam-pi kho kāyo
 my-self-also, indeed, (my) body
Evaṃ-dhammo
 such-(is its)-nature,
Evaṃ-bhāvī
 such-(it will)-become,
evaṃ-an-atīto’ti.
 such-(it has)-not-gone-beyond.
Seyyathāpi vā pana
 Just-as ** ****

6. Skeleton bones scattered

passeyya sarīraṃ
 (he) should-see a-body
sivathikāya chaṭṭitaṃ
 in-a-cemetery, cast-away,
Aṭṭhikāni apaga­ta-samban­dhāni
 bones dis-connected,
Disā-vidisā-vikkhit­tāni,
 In-This-direction, that-direction, scattered.
aññena hatth-aṭṭhikaṃ
 here (a) hand-bone,
aññena pād-aṭṭhikaṃ
 here (a) foot-bone,
aññena jaṅgh-aṭṭhikaṃ
 here (a) lower-leg-bone,
aññena ūruṭṭhikaṃ
 here (a) thigh-bone,
aññena kaṭiṭṭhikaṃ
 here (a) ?-bone,
aññena" phāsukaṭṭhikaṃ
 here (a) ?-bone,
aññena ­piṭṭhi­kaṇ­ṭakaṭ­ṭhi­kaṃ
 here (a) back-bone,
aññena khandh-aṭṭhikaṃ
 here (a) shoulder-or-back-or-trunk-bone,
aññena gīv-aṭṭhikaṃ
 here (a) neck-bone,
aññena hanuk-aṭṭhikaṃ
 here (a) jaw-bone,
aññena dantak-aṭṭhikaṃ
 here (a) tooth-bone,
aññena sīsakaṭāhaṃ",
 here (a) skull,
So imameva kāyaṃ evaṃ upasaṃharati:
 he in-his body thus reflects:
(insight refrain)
‘ayam-pi kho kāyo
 my-self-also, indeed, (my) body
Evaṃ-dhammo
 such-(is its)-nature,
Evaṃ-bhāvī
 such-(it will)-become,
evaṃ-an-atīto’ti.
 such-(it has)-not-gone-beyond.
Seyyathāpi vā pana
 Just-as ** ****

7. Bones like pearls

passeyya sarīraṃ
 (he) should-see a-body
sivathikāya chaṭṭitaṃ
 in-a-cemetery, cast-away,
aṭṭhikāni
 bones
setāni
 white,
saṅ­kha-vaṇṇap-pa­ṭibhā­gāni
 Pearl-color-similarity.
So imameva kāyaṃ evaṃ upasaṃharati:
 he in-his body thus reflects:
(insight refrain)
‘ayam-pi kho kāyo
 my-self-also, indeed, (my) body
Evaṃ-dhammo
 such-(is its)-nature,
Evaṃ-bhāvī
 such-(it will)-become,
evaṃ-an-atīto’ti.
 such-(it has)-not-gone-beyond.
Seyyathāpi vā pana
 Just-as ** ****

8. Bones 3 yrs old

passeyya sarīraṃ
 (he) should-see a-body
sivathikāya chaṭṭitaṃ
 in-a-cemetery, cast-away,
aṭṭhikāni
 bones
Puñja-kitāni
 (in a) pile-******,
Tero-vassikāni
 Three-or-four-years-old.
So imameva kāyaṃ evaṃ upasaṃharati:
 he in-his body thus reflects:
(insight refrain)
‘ayam-pi kho kāyo
 my-self-also, indeed, (my) body
Evaṃ-dhammo
 such-(is its)-nature,
Evaṃ-bhāvī
 such-(it will)-become,
evaṃ-an-atīto’ti.
 such-(it has)-not-gone-beyond.
Seyyathāpi vā pana
 Just-as ** ****

9. Bones to dust

passeyya sarīraṃ
 (he) should-see a-body
sivathikāya chaṭṭitaṃ
 in-a-cemetery, cast-away,
aṭṭhikāni
 bones
pūtīni
 putrid,
Cuṇṇaka-jātāni.
 powder-(it has been)-reduced-to.
So imameva kāyaṃ evaṃ upasaṃharati:
 he in-his body thus reflects:
(insight refrain)
‘ayam-pi kho kāyo
 my-self-also, indeed, (my) body
Evaṃ-dhammo
 such-(is its)-nature,
Evaṃ-bhāvī
 such-(it will)-become,
evaṃ-an-atīto’ti.
 such-(it has)-not-gone-beyond.

Sutta references to STED 9siv

AN 6.29

anussatiṭṭhānaṃ
 recollection
9siv is one of the 6 recollections. Interesting to note how in this sutta both jhana and satipathana practices
are “recollections”, rather than being sharply divided into samatha or vipassana, or right mindfulness versus right concentration.

MN 10, DN 22, MN 119

Kāyā—nu­passa­nā­--nava­--siva­thika­--pabba
 Body-contemplation-9-corpse-division

Sīvathikā definition

PED: Sīvathikā (f.) [etym. doubtful; perhaps=*Sk. śivālaya; Kern derives it as śīvan "lying"+atthi "bone, problematic] a cemetery, place where dead bodies are thrown to rot away Vin iii.36; D ii.295 sq.; A iii.268 323; J i.146; Pv iii.52 (=susāna PvA 198); Vism 181 240; PvA 195.
CPED: a place where the dead bodies are thrown to rot away. (f.)