suttāṇā suttasabhāgato ca suttaṃ "suttan"ti akkhātaṃ.

Tañhi attatthaparatthādibhede atthe sūceti, suvuttā cettha atthā veneyyajjhāsayānulomena vuttattā. Savati cetaṃ atthe sassamiva phalaṃ, pasavatīti vuttaṃ hoti. Sūdati cetaṃ dhenu viya khīraṃ, paggharatīti vuttaṃ hoti. Suṭṭhu ca ne tāyati, rakkhatīti vuttaṃ hoti. Suttasabhāgaṃ cetaṃ, yathā hi tacchakānaṃ suttaṃ pamāṇaṃ hoti, evametampi viññūnaṃ. Yathā ca suttena saṅgahitāni pupphāni na vikīriyanti na viddhaṃsiyanti, evametena saṅgahitā atthā. Tenetametassa vacanatthakosallatthaṃ vuttaṃ:-

"atthānaṃ sūcanato suvuttato savanatotha sūdanato

suttāṇā suttasabhāgato ca suttaṃ `suttan'ti akkhātan"ti.