"sīhānaṃva nadantānaṃ dāṭhīnaṃ girigabbhare

suṇātha bhāvitattānaṃ gāthā atthupanāyikā"ti ayaṃ paṭhamamahāsaṅgītikāle āyasmatā ānandena tesaṃ therānaṃ thomanatthaṃ bhāsitā gāthā ādi. Tattha sīhānanti sīhasaddo "sīho bhikkhave migarājā"tiādīsu migarāje āgato. "atha kho sīho senāpati yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamī"tiādīsu paññattiyaṃ. "sīhoti kho bhikkhave tathāgatassetaṃ adhivacanaṃ arahato sammāsam- buddhassā"tiādīsu tathāgate. Tattha yathā tathāgate sadisakappanāya āgato, evaṃ idhāpi sadisakappanāvaseneva veditabbo, tasmā sīhānaṃvāti sīhānaṃ iva. Sandhivasena saralopo "evaṃsa te"tiādīsu viya. Tattha ivāti nipātapadaṃ. Suṇāthāti ākhyātapadaṃ. Itarāni nāmapadāni. Sīhānaṃvāti ca sambandhe sāmivacanaṃ. Kāmañcettha sambandhī sarūpato na vutto, atthato pana vuttova hoti. Yathā hi "oṭṭhasseva mukhaṃ etassā"ti vutte oṭṭhassa mukhaṃ viya mukhaṃ etassāti ayamattho vuttoeva hoti, evamidhāpi "sīhānaṃvā"ti vutte sīhānaṃ nādo viyāti ayamattho vuttoeva hoti. Tattha mukhasaddasannidhānaṃ hotīti ce, idhāpi "nadantānan"ti padasannidhānato, tasmā sīhānaṃvāti nidassanavacanaṃ. Nadantānanti tassa nidassitabbena sambandha- dassanaṃ. Dāṭhīnanti tabbisesanaṃ. Girigabbhareti tassa pavattiṭṭhānadassanaṃ. Suṇāthāti savane niyojanaṃ. Bhāvitattānanti sotabbassa pabhavadassanaṃ. Gāthāti sotabbavatthudassanaṃ.

@3 aṅ.catukka. 21/33/38 sīhasutta 4 aṅ.pañcaka. 22/34/41 sīhasenāpatisutta (syā)