Saṃvarati pidahati etenāti saṃvaro, pātimokkhameva saṃvaroti pātimokkhasaṃvaro. Atthato pana tato tato vītikkamitabbato viratiyo cetanā vā, tena pātimokkhasaṃvarena upeto samannāgato pātimokkhasaṃvarasaṃvutoti vutto. Vuttañhetaṃ vibhaṅge:-

"iminā pātimokkhasaṃvarena upeto hoti samupeto

upagato samupagato sampanno samannāgato, tena vuccati

pātimokkhasaṃvarasaṃvuto"ti.