Sīlaṃ sabbasampattiṃ upanāmetīti saṅkhepato vuttamatthaṃ vitthārato dassento "sīlaṃ rakkheyyā"tiādimāha. Tattha rakkheyyāti gopeyya. Pāṇātipātādito hi viramanto vattapaṭivattañca pūrento paṭipakkhābhibhavanato taṃ rakkhati nāma. Medhāvīti paññavā, idaṃ tassa rakkhanupāyadassanaṃ, ñāṇabalena hissa samādānaṃ avikopanañca hoti. Patthayānoti icchanto. Tayo sukheti tīṇi sukhāni. Sukhanimittaṃ vā "sukhan"ti adhippetaṃ. Pasaṃsanti kittiṃ viññūhi vā pasaṃsanaṃ. Vittilābhanti tuṭṭhilābhaṃ. "vittalābhan"ti ca paṭhanti, dhanalābhanti attho. Sīlavā hi appamattatāya mahantaṃ bhogakkhandhaṃ adhigacchati. Peccāti kālaṅkatvā. Sagge pamodananti devaloke iṭṭhehi kāmaguṇehi modanañca patthayamānoti sambandho. Idhaloke pasaṃsaṃ vittilābhaṃ paraloke dibba- sampattiyā modanañca icchanto sīlaṃ rakkheyyāti yojanā.

Saññamenāti kāyādīnaṃ saṃyamena. Saṃyato hi kāyaduccaritādīhi kañci aviheṭhento abhayadānaṃ dadanto piyamanāpatāya mittāni ganthati. Dhaṃsateti apeti. Pāpamācaranti pāṇātipātādipāpakammaṃ karonto. Dussīlaṃ hi puggalaṃ atthakāmā sattā na bhajanti, aññadatthu parivajjenti.

Avaṇṇanti aguṇaṃ sammukhā garahaṃ vā. Akittinti ayasaṃ asilokaṃ. Vaṇṇanti guṇaṃ. Kittinti silokaṃ patthatayasataṃ. Pasaṃsanti sammukhā thomanaṃ.