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the word 'kattara' is a synonym for 'old', thus he says "old basket." Dogs and others sleep in this, therefore it is a basket. An old basket is an old basket. 328.That refers to Jīvaka. Other royal children indeed say, this is the connection. There is no mother for him, thus he is motherless. In "as and so on," as they send, so it is, this is the connection. The word 'ca' (and) has the meaning of collecting. Not only do they say (this), but also no one sends anything, this is indeed the meaning. "To others" means to others than Jīvaka. "To him" refers to Jīvaka. "Thus" means in this way. "He" refers to Jīvaka. "That all" refers to both the saying "motherless, fatherless" and the not sending of gifts, that all. "If only" means oh, how good! "I should learn a medical craft, oh, how good!" this is the connection. "To him" refers to Jīvaka. "This happened" means this happened, a thought arose, this is the meaning. "Connected with harming others" means having approached others, or by strongly striking, connected. "Having loving-kindness as its prior part" means in the prior part of the craft loving-kindness is present for this, thus it is mettāpubbabhāgaṃ. "Thus it was," this is the connection. Showing the exclusivity from the non-exclusivity of the previous thought, he says "and moreover" and so on. "And moreover" means exclusively. "This" refers to Jīvaka. "From here" refers to from the good eon. "This" refers to the lay follower. "Among the four assemblies" means in the midst of the four assemblies. "Spread virtue" means virtue that is spread. "Different positions" means different kinds of positions. "I also" means not only this lay follower, but I also, this is the meaning. "Blessed One" is this vocative word. "A wish" means a desired boon. "Even when urged" means even when sent forth. By the word 'pi' (even) the previous thought is referred to. "This" refers to this Jīvaka. 329.Showing the meaning of the word "Disāpāmokkha" as pre-eminent in the directions, thus 'disāpāmokkha', he says. "In all directions," and so on. And at that time, at the time of Jīvaka's thought, they came, is the connection. They are the merchants. He asked, is the connection. From where? From the city. From Takkasilā. There, in Takkasilā. Yes, an indeclinable particle in the sense of assent. Indeed, it means "yes, there is." They are the merchants. Thus, it means they did as Jīvaka said. He is Jīvaka. His father, Prince Abhaya. By them, by the merchants. Him, Jīvaka. He asked, is the connection. He is Jīvaka. "Why, my dear, have you come here?" he asked, is the construction. From that, from the one asking. He is Jīvaka. "I have come to learn," is the construction. "He takes much," and so on. Since he learned only the craft without doing any work, he said "he takes much" with "as if," and so on. There, "as if he were learning," "so he does not learn," is the construction. But he, Jīvaka, does, learns, is the connection. At one time, at a single time. If this is so, why does he take much? He said, "even if this is so," and so on. Because of his intelligence, because of his quick grasp and retention, "much craft," is the connection. The craft learned by him, Jīvaka, is not forgotten, is the construction. Whatever craft the teacher knows, that much this Jīvaka knows, is the construction. That, the craft. This, Jīvaka, will be, is the connection. Him, Jīvaka. How, in what manner. The result of karma, the disease born of the result of karma. The word "not" is the causative object of the word "taught." The word "prescription" is the verbal object. Prescription, the application of medicine for a disease. But he, Jīvaka. By this, by Jīvaka, it was not learned, it was learned, is the connection. Through one door, through one of the four doors. Wandering about. "Little provision." Here, showing that the word "little" is used in the sense of "small amount," as it is also used in the sense of "protection," he said, "a small amount." Why? "He gave a small amount of provisions" is the construction. "His" means of the chief of the region. "This" means Jīvaka, "will obtain" is the connection. "From that" means from obtaining. "When the provisions are exhausted" means when the provisions are exhausted, is the construction. 203. Story of the Chief's Wife, etc. "Whoever" means whichever housewife. In "kimpi māyaṃ" there is an elision of 'e', so it says "kimpi me ayaṃ". By this, the substitution of 'y' is averted. "Myāyaṃ" is also a reading; in that case, it is a substitution, not an elision. "This housewife will give me some gift or other" is the construction. "And of that" means and of all. "Of what was done" is also a reading. "And of the alleviation of the illness" means and of the alleviation of my illness. With these words, the meaning of the word "saṃyamassa" is shown. By "help," the meaning of the prefix "upa" in "upajānāmi" is shown. "Intention" means the housewife's thought. "May all ornaments be yours" - did the king say this naturally, or after thinking something? It says "the king," etc. There, "this" means the ornament. "Appropriate" means suitable to the reason. "Him" means Jīvaka. "Even of the dancers" means even of the five hundred dancers. "He also" means Jīvaka also. "Their" means of Abhayakumāra's dancers. "My" means to me, "is not fitting" is the connection. "Of the grandmothers" means of the maternal grandmothers. "For the help done to me" is the construction. By this, it shows that "authority" and "help" are similar in meaning. "The king, pleased, having given, said" is the connection. 205. Story of the Chief of Rājagaha. "By changing postures" means by repeatedly changing postures. "The brain of that chief, who lay motionless for three weeks" is the construction. "Perhaps he might lie down" is the construction. "Him" means the chief. "For that very reason" means for that very reason. "Covers the head" means, when "sīsacchavi" is said, it means the skin covering the head, so it says "sīsacamma". "His" means of the chief. "In three weeks" - here, the former word should be taken by multiplying the latter word, so it says "with three sides, each one hundred by him." 333. "Having caused the people to be removed" means "having caused the people to depart." 207. Story of King Pajjota 334. "Born of a scorpion" means "born due to a scorpion," or "born because of a scorpion." The connection is that "all medicine is repulsive to scorpions." Regarding "fifty yojanas," showing that the suffix 'ṇika' is used in the sense of being able to go, it is said, "is able to go." "Of that king" means "of that king named Candapajjota." "The female elephant itself" means "the female elephant named Bhaddavatika itself." "One hundred and twenty yojanas" means "one hundred yojanas plus twenty." The connection is "at the door of a certain young man of good family who was seated to eat." "To him" means "to the young man of good family," the connection is "he informed." "That" means "that young man of good family," the connection is "he ordered, 'Bring it!'" "The other" means "the man." "That" means "the bowl." "Wherever" means "in whatever existence." The connection is "there I shall be endowed with vehicles." "That" means "that man." The connection is "this king named Pajjota was born." "Having caused all to drink" — showing that this is merely an indication, it is said, "having caused all to drink," etc. The meaning is: "having caused all to drink, and having taught the servants the method of eating." "Having plunged" — showing that the root 'lupi' is for the meaning of 'placing down,' it is said, "having placed down." "He purged" means "he purged upwards and downwards." 208. Story of the Siveyyaka pair of cloths 335. "Sivathika" means "the place where jackals come and stand to eat corpses, that is sivaṭṭha, that itself is sivathika." By this, it shows that "siveyyaka" is born in sivathika, by dropping the 'thika' part of the word. "There" means "in Uttarakuru." "That" means "dead." "Elephant-trunk birds" means "elephant-like birds." For indeed, they are called "elephant-trunk birds" because they have trunks like elephants, and they are birds. "They bring to the king" means "they bring for the king, or to the king." "This" means "the Siveyyaka pair of cloths." Showing that "siveyyaka" is woven in the Sivi country, it is said, "or," etc. "By that" means "by the cause." ...by the ancients, saying, "It is Siveyyaka..." 209. The Story of Thirty-Two Purges Here, the word "kim" in "kim pana" means "uncertain." The meaning is, "Is it rough, or not rough?" And "sinehapānaṃ pana temetī" is connected with "karotī" (does). "Sabbattha" means "in the whole body." "Sirā" means "tendons." "Ayaṃ" is Jīvaka. "Oḷārikadosaharaṇatthaṃ" means "for the removal of gross faults." "Pakatatteti" is connected with "when in its natural state." The connection is, "The Blessed One was weary." "Kuto" means "from whom?" The connection is, "He thought, 'Is it proper?'" "Tato" means "from that thought." "Soṇo" is Soṇa Koḷivīsa, connected with "eats." "Tato" means "from Soṇa." "Tassa" means "of Soṇa." "So" is Soṇa. "Therassa" means "to Elder Moggallāna." Here, "pattaṃ" is in the genitive case, and "adāsī" is in the dative case. The connection is, "another alms-food." The connection is, "The king also wished to eat." The deities infuse essence into only two of those alms-foods that Sujātā gave and that Cunda the smith's son gave at the time of the Parinibbāna, which were in the vessel. "Aññesu" means "in others" (other than the two alms-foods). "Icchanti" means "desire." "So" is King Bimbisāra. "Taveva" means "to you alone." "Taṃ" is the word of the Blessed One. The connection is, "The king did." "Te" are the eighty thousand young men. "Etadatthameva" means "for the purpose of establishing Soṇa in arahantship," not for the king's benefit, this is the intention. 210.