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"Kapalla" means what occurs in a skull. For, having inverted a skull over a lamp flame, the soot that occurs there is called "kapalla". Showing that meaning, he said: "soot taken from a lamp flame". Here, "añjanūpapisana" means "to be ground with collyrium for application"; showing the meaning of the word "añjanūpapisana", he said: "grind together with collyrium". By "together", he shows the meaning of the word "with". Indeed, it is true. The construction is: "any powder to be ground with collyrium is not not suitable." Or, the construction is: "it is not unsuitable, it is suitable." In this method, the verb "na vaṭṭati" (is not suitable) becomes the agent due to its dependence on another action. Indeed, in verbs, both agency and objecthood are found. Sandalwood and so on are easily understood. Rejecting the fault of over-extension for the word "aṭṭhimaya" (made of bone), he said: "excluding human bone". Here, "salākaṭṭhāniya" means "where sticks stand"; showing the meaning of the word "salākaṭṭhāniya", he said: "where", etc. There, "where" means "in which hollow stick or similar". "Salāka" means "collyrium stick". "Odahanti" means "they place". "Aṃsabaddhaka" means "that by which one ties to the shoulder". "Yamakanatthukaraṇī": that by which snuff is made is a snuff-maker; a pair of snuff-makers is a yamakanatthukaraṇī. 267. The connection is: "all that is oil-cooked". By "ati viya khittamajjānī" (very much thrown-in substances), he shows the meaning of the word "atikhittamajjānī" (very much thrown-in substances) as "ati viya khipīyanti pakkhipīyanti" (they are very much thrown in, put in), and those very substances are "atikhittamajjānī". "Paṇṇaseda" means "sweat from leaves". "Aṅgārāna" means "from coals". "There" means "in those dust, sand, etc." "Vātaharaṇapaṇṇāni" means "leaves that remove wind, such as uddāla, etc." "There" means "in those leaves". "Nānāpaṇṇabhaṅgakuthita" means "various leaves, by reason of being broken, are 'nānāpaṇṇabhaṅga' (various broken leaves), and 'kuthita' (boiled) with that is 'nānāpaṇṇabhaṅgakuthita' (boiled with various broken leaves)." By warm water. In the water reservoir. In every joint, in every piece. By the leg. The construction is "to prepare that leg." By "a suitable medicine for the legs," it shows the meaning "a leg beneficial for the leg." Here, because the word 'kakka' means powder, "with powders" is said. Putting in with a mouthful is a mouthful. Because the flour-ball is like a mouthful of rice, it is called a flour-ball. Like pegs. By alkaline salt made of salt-sugar. That which obstructs expansion is 'vikāsika', a cloth for obstructing oil. 'Vaṇakamma' means work for a wound, or work on a wound. 268. In the context of snakebite, he says "not only" (etc.) regarding whether it should be taken and consumed by oneself. This is a great impurity, the connection is "should be consumed." But in other cases, other than snakebite. If it is excrement fallen on the ground, it should be accepted, is the construction. 269. "A disease arisen from a charming drink" means that by which one makes another subject, called a charming state, is 'vasīkaraṇa', a medicine. That which is drunk is 'pāna', that same is 'pānaka'. A drink for charming is 'vasīkaraṇapānaka'. A disease arisen by that is 'vasīkaraṇapānakasamuṭṭhitaroga'. By this, it shows the meaning of the word 'gharadinnakābādha' as "an affliction arisen from a charming drink given by the mistress of the house." "To be stirred with a 'sītā'" means 'sītāloḷa', water. The word 'sītā' primarily refers to the furrow-line made by a plough, and secondarily refers to the earth clinging to the ploughshare that makes the furrow-line. Therefore it is said, "to be stirred with a 'sītā'." And in the commentary, showing that meaning, it says, "by a plough" (etc.). "One with a developed grip" means one with a particularly strong grip. Here, regarding 'muttaharītaka', even though "urine" is said generally, he shows that cow's urine should be taken, saying, "harītaka imbued with cow's urine." By this, harītaka imbued with urine is 'muttah'. shows the meaning of the word "arītaka" (unmixed). "Taṇḍulakasaṭa" means the dregs of water used to wash rice, which is clean and smooth, and this is to be connected with "water in which beans are cooked." By "with meat broth," it shows that meat broth is said to be "to be covered" because it should be covered with meat. 163. Story of the permission for jaggery and so on 272. Yes, it is true. "Pakkattā" means due to the cooked state of the beans. "Te" means those beans. 274. "Akappiyakuṭiyaṃ" means inside an unsuitable hut. "Assā" is connected with "it is not allowable for a monk." "Tampi" means even the hot gruel. The word "pi" (also) shows that the raw meat should be cooked first. "Uttaṇḍulabhatta" means rice separated from cooked rice, so "uttaṇḍula" means uncooked rice, as the prefix "u" denotes separation. "Uttaṇḍulamayaṃ bhatta" is "uttaṇḍulabhatta." It is allowable to apply fire to milk, curds, etc., once they have been boiled. It says "biḷālamūsikagodhamangusā" (cats, mice, monitor lizards, mongooses) to show that a group of beings like cats and so on is conventionally called "ukkapiṇḍaka." It says "vighāsādā" (eaters of scraps) to show that one who tames body and speech, having suppressed pride due to being an eater of scraps, is a "damaka vighāsāda" (tamer, eater of scraps). 276. In "tato nīhaṭaṃ" (taken out from there), to show the scope of the word "ta" (that), it says "yatthā" and so on. "Yatthā" means in which place. "Nīhaṭaṃ" means taken out and carried away. 278. In "vanaṭṭhaṃ pokkharaṭṭhaṃ" (standing in the forest, standing in the lotus pond), to show the meaning of the words "vanaṭṭha" (standing in the forest) and "pokkharaṭṭha" (standing in the lotus pond), it says "vane cevā" and so on. By "paduminigacche" (in the lotus stem), it shows that the word "pokkhara" means lotus. The connection is that a fruit whose seed does not generate a sprout is called "abīja" (seedless). 167. Story of the prohibition of surgical operations 279. To show that "duropaya" means "difficult to operate," it says "dukkhena ruhati" (it grows with difficulty). In "satthakammaṃ vā vatthikammaṃ vā" (surgical operation or enema operation), to show the meaning of the words "satthakamma" (an operation to be done with a knife) and "vatthikamma" (an operation to be done by pressing the bladder), it says "yathā paṭicchanne" and so on. By "sūciyā vā" and so on, it shows that the word "sattha" in "satthakamma" (surgical operation) means "u" It shows the meaning of a mere mark. The word "by a knife" should be connected with the words "cutting or splitting." The words "by a needle or a thorn or a dart" should be connected with the word "piercing." The words "by a stone chip or by a nail" should be connected with the word "scratching." This is the act of cutting, etc., with a knife. And here, it refers to the acts related to the knife-act. But there, it refers to the constricted area. By that, it means by the caustic, etc. The meaning is that the medicated or anointed wick or the bamboo tube with which they perform the caustic treatment in the anal passage, or with which they introduce oil, that medicated or anointed wick or that bamboo tube is called a wick. 280. "That day" means on that day. The meaning is "some knife." The meaning is "will there be anything else that is not to be given by this Suppiya?" "Whereby" means here the suffix "tra" is in the sense of cause, so it says "because." "Investigated" shows that the root "ikkh" with the prefixes "paṭi" and "ava" in "paṭivekkhī" means "to investigate." "Such and such flesh" means such and such flesh, or the flesh of such and such a being. 169. Discourse on the Prohibition of Elephant Flesh, etc. 281. "Forest dogs" means a dog that eats or takes animals like rabbits and cats, so it is called a dog; a dog born in the forest is a forest dog, similar to a dog in a village. "Their" refers to the forest dogs. "But that" refers to a dog, the connection is "born." "Of a village dog" is the genitive case in the sense of possession. "With a dog" is the instrumental case in the sense of association. Those words should be connected with the word "by combination." "Its" refers to the dog's. Here, in the case of human flesh, etc. "Due to being of the same kind" means due to being of the same species. "Undesirable" means undesirable, the connection is "prohibited." "Offence" means an offence of grave transgression in the case of human flesh, and an offence of wrong-doing in the rest. "But that which is prepared for a specific purpose" refers to flesh prepared specifically for a bhikkhu. 170. Discourse on Porridge, Honey-balls, etc. 282. "Alone" here means alone, without companions. "What is the cause?" he said, "I have no second." That is the brahmin. "Having made an expense" means having spent, it is said he caused it to be prepared. "By the verse of appreciation" means by the verse that expresses appreciation. The words "of those who desire, of those who wish" are in the dative case in the sense of "enough," so it is said, "The connection is with 'enough to give'." That very [reading] should be taken, meaning that reading should be taken as the agent of "to give." 283. The gruel that generates satisfaction, that gruel is called "food-gruel." "Yanti" means time. By "starting with," it shows that in "yadaggena" (by which beginning), the word "agga" means "beginning," and is an instrumental case in the sense of an adverb. By "merit producing heaven," it shows that "heaven" here is a metaphorical use of the result. That is molasses. 284. "In such a form" means in such a nature. Meaning, in a nature suitable for molasses. 173. Story of the Pāṭaligāma incident. 285. "Just as everything is spread out, so too is it spread out with all coverings" is the construction. 286. "Sunidha and Vassakāra" - here the "ca" particles indicate a dual compound.