Ijjhatīti iddhi, samijjhati nipphajjatīti attho. Ijjhanti vā etāya sattā iddhā vuḍḍhā ukkaṃsagatā hontīti iddhi. Paṭhamena atthena iddhi eva
A. 3/149 2 Ma. catukiccasādhakattā Pādo iddhipādo, iddhikoṭṭhāsoti attho. Dutiyena atthena iddhiyā pādo patiṭṭhā adhigamupāyoti iddhipādo. Tena hi uparūparivisesasaṅkhātaṃ iddhiṃ pajjanti pāpuṇanti. Svāyaṃ iddhipādo yasmā chandādike cattāro adhipatidhamme dhure jeṭṭhake nibbattiyati, tasmā vuttaṃ "cattāro iddhipādā"ti.
Pañcindriyānīti saddhādīni pañca indriyāni. Tattha assaddhiyaṃ abhibhavitvā adhimokkhalakkhaṇe indaṭṭhaṃ kāretīti saddhindriyaṃ, kosajjaṃ abhibhavitvā paggahaṇalakkhaṇe, pamādaṃ abhibhavitvā upaṭṭhānalakkhaṇe, vikkhepaṃ abhibhavitvā avikkhepalakkhaṇe aññāṇaṃ abhibhavitvā dassanalakkhaṇe indaṭṭhaṃ kāretīti paññindriyaṃ.
Tāniyeva assaddhiyādīhi anabhibhavanīyato akampiyaṭṭhena sampayuttadhammesu thirabhāvena "balānī"ti veditabbāni.