Ettāvatā ca paṭhamassa jhānassa pahānaṅgaṃ dassetvā idāni sampayogaṅgaṃ dassetuṃ "savitakkaṃ savicāran"tiādi vuttaṃ. Tattha heṭṭhā vuttalakkhaṇādivibhāgena appanāsampayogato rūpāvacarabhāvappattena vitakkena ceva vicārena ca saha vattati, rukkho viya pupphena phalena cāti idaṃ jhānaṃ "savitakkaṃ savicāran"ti vuccati. Vibhaṅge pana "iminā ca vitakkena iminā ca vicārena upeto hoti samupeto hotī"tiādinā nayena puggalādhiṭṭhānā desanā katā, attho pana tatrāpi evameva daṭṭhabbo.

Vivekajanti ettha vivitti viveko, nīvaraṇavigamoti attho. Vivittoti vā viveko, nīvaraṇavivitto jhānasampayuttadhammarāsīti attho. Tasmā vivekā, tasmiṃ vā viveke jātanti vivekajaṃ. Pītisukhanti ettha pītisukhāni heṭṭhā pakāsitāneva. Tesu pana vuttappakārāya pañcavidhāya pītiyā yā appanāsamādhissa mūlaṃ hutvā vaḍḍhamānā samādhisampayogaṃ gatā pharaṇāpīti, ayaṃ imasmiṃ atthe adhippetā pītīti. Ayañca pīti idañca sukhaṃ assa jhānassa, asmiṃ vā jhāne atthīti idaṃ jhānaṃ "pītisukhan"ti vuccati. Athavā pīti ca sukhañca pītisukhaṃ dhammavinayādayo viya. Vivekajaṃ pītisukhamassa jhānassa, asmiṃ vā jhāne atthīti evampi vivekajampītisukhaṃ. Yatheva hi jhānaṃ, evaṃ pītisukhampettha vivekajameva hoti, tañcassa atthi, tasmā ekapadeneva "vivekajampītisukhan"ti vattuṃ yujjati. Vibhaṅge pana "idaṃ sukhaṃ imāya pītiyā sahagatan"tiādinā nayena vuttaṃ, attho pana tatthāpi evameva daṭṭhabbo.

Paṭhamajjhānanti ettha gaṇanānupubbatāya paṭhamaṃ, paṭhamaṃ uppannanti paṭhamaṃ, paṭhamaṃ samāpajjitabbantipi paṭhamaṃ. Idaṃ pana na ekantalakkhaṇaṃ. Ciṇṇavasibhāvo hi aṭṭhasamāpattilābhī ādito paṭṭhāya matthakaṃ pāpentopi samāpajjituṃ sakkoti, matthakato paṭṭhāya ādiṃ pāpentopi samāpajjituṃ sakkoti, antarantarā okkamantopi sakkoti. Evaṃ pubbuppattiyaṭṭhena pana paṭhamaṃ nāma hoti.