Icchitālābhe alabbhaneyyavatthūsu icchāva yampicchaṃ na labhati, tampi dukkhanti vuttā. Yenapi dhammena alabbhaneyyaṃ vatthuṃ icchanto na labhati, tampi alabbhaneyyavatthumhi icchanaṃ dukkhanti attho. Dukkhaṃ pana dukkhavatthuto. Tenetaṃ vuccati:-

"taṃ taṃ patthayamānānaṃ tassa tassa alābhato

yaṃ vighātamayaṃ dukkhaṃ sattānaṃ idha jāyati.