@3-3 cha.Ma. ganthadhuraṃ vā pūressāmi vāsadhuraṃ vāti na bhāsati Gacchati. "khattā"tipi pāṭho. Vasitā no gādhaṃ kattāti sayaṃ na khanati, parena khate bile vasati, evaṃ jīvitaṃ rakkhati. Tatiyā dvepi karontī jīvitaṃ rakkhati. Catutthā dvepi akarontī amittavasaṃ gacchati. Imāya pana upamāya upamitesu puggalesu paṭhamo yathā sā mūsikā gādhaṃ khanati, evaṃ navaṅgasatthusāsanaṃ uggaṇhāti. Yathā pana sā tattha na vasati, kisamiñcideva ṭhāne vasantī amittavasaṃ gacchati, tathā ayampi pariyattivasena ñāṇaṃ pesetvā catusaccadhammaṃ na paṭivijjhati, lokāmisaṭṭhānesu evaṃ caranto maccumārakilesamāradevaputtamārasaṅkhātānaṃ amittānaṃ vasaṃ gacchati. Dutiyo yathā sā mūsikā gādhaṃ na khanati, evaṃ navaṅgasatthusāsanaṃ na uggaṇhāti. Yathā pana sā parena khate bile vasantī jīvitaṃ rakkhati, evaṃ parassa kathaṃ sutvā catusaccadhammaṃ paṭivijjhitvā tiṇṇaṃ mārānaṃ vasaṃ atikkamati. Iminā nayena tatiyacatutthesupi opammasaṃsandanaṃ veditabbaṃ.

[159] Ambūpamesu āmaṃ pakkavaṇṇīti antoāmaṃ, bahipakkasadisaṃ. Pakkaṃ āmavaṇṇīti antopakkaṃ, bahiāmasadisaṃ. Sesadvayesupi eseva nayo. Tattha yathā ambe apakkabhāvo āmatā hoti, evaṃ puggalepi puthujjanabhāvo āmatā, ariyabhāvo pakkatā. Yathā ca tattha pakkasadisatā pakkavaṇṇitā, evaṃ puggalepi ariyānaṃ abhikkamanādisadisatā pakkavaṇṇitāti iminā nayena upamitapuggalesu opammasaṃsandanaṃ veditabbaṃ.

[160] Kumbhūpamesu kumbhoti ghaṭo. Tucchoti anto ritto. Pihitoti pidahitvā ṭhapito. Pūroti anto puṇṇo. Vivaṭoti vivaritvā ṭhapito. Upamitapuggalesu panettha anto guṇasāravirahito tuccho bāhirasobhaṇatāya pihito puggaloti veditabbo. Sesesupi eseva nayo.