Tattha daḷhadhammāti daḷhadhanu. Daḷhadhanu nāma dvisahassathāmaṃ vuccati. Dvisahassathāmanti ca yassa āropitassa jiyāya baddho lohasīsādīnaṃ bhāro daṇḍe gahetvā yāva kaṇḍappamāṇā ukkhittassa paṭhavito muccati. Nisārassāti niratisayasārassa visiṭṭhasārassa rukkhassa dhanuṃ. Sāratararukkhamayaṃ dhanunti attho. Olubbhāti sannirumbhitvā. Rājaññoti rājakumāro. Vanecaroti vanacaro.
Atha so attānaṃ āvikaronto āha:-
[982] "assakādhipatissāhaṃ bhante putto vanecaro
nāmaṃ me bhikkhu te brūmi sujāto iti maṃ vidū.