@4 cha.Ma., i. karaṇavacanappasaṅge 5 cha.Ma. dakkhiṇāniyyātane 6 cha.Ma. ca

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[12] Evaṃ bhagavā "ruṇṇaṃ vā soko vā yā vaññā paridevanā, sabbampi taṃ petānamatthāya na hoti, kevalantu attānaṃ paritāpentā, evaṃ tiṭṭhanti ñātayo"ti ruṇṇādīnaṃ niratthakabhāvaṃ dassetvā puna yā māgadharājena dakkhiṇā dinnā, tassā sātthikabhāvaṃ dassento "ayañca kho dakkhiṇā"ti imaṃ gāthamāha.