Khīyetha kappo ciradīghamantare,

vaṇṇo na khīyetha tathāgatassā"ti.

[305] Imaṃ pana satthu guṇakathaṃ sutvā te brāhmaṇā cintayiṃsu "yathā soṇadaṇḍo brāhmaṇo samaṇassa gotamassa vaṇṇe bhaṇati, anomaguṇo so bhavaṃ gotamo, evantassa guṇe jānamānena kho pana ācariyena aticiraṃ adhivāsitaṃ, handa naṃ anuvattāmā"ti anuvattiṃsu. Tasmā evaṃ vutte "te brāhmaṇā"tiādi vuttaṃ. Tattha alamevāti yuttameva. Api puṭosenāti puṭosaṃ vuccati pātheyyaṃ, taṃ gahetvāpi upasaṅkamituṃ yuttamevāti attho. Puṭaṃsenātipi pāṭho, tassattho:- puṭo aṃse assāti puṭaṃso, tena puṭaṃsena. Aṃsena hi pātheyyapuṭaṃ vahantenātipi vuttaṃ hoti.

Soṇadaṇḍaparivitakkavaṇṇanā