khandhampi tassa chindeyya attho ce tādiso siyā"ti gāthamāha.

Tattha attho ce tādiso siyāti tādisena dabbasambhārena sace attho bhaveyya, tassa rukkhassa khandhampi chindeyya, kimaṅgaṃ pana sākhādayoti adhippāyo.

Evaṃ brāhmaṇena vutte aṅkuro sappurisadhammaṃyeva paggaṇhanto:-

[261] "yassa rukkhassa chāyāya nisīdeyya sayeyya vā