48.

‘‘ Divāvihārā nikkhamma , gijjhakūṭamhi pabbate ;

Nāgaṃ ogāhamuttiṇṇaṃ , nadītīramhi addasaṃ .

49.

‘‘ Puriso aṅkusamādāya ,‘ dehi pādan ’ ti yācati ;

Nāgo pasārayī pādaṃ , puriso nāgamāruhi .

50.

‘‘ Disvā adantaṃ damitaṃ , manussānaṃ vasaṃ gataṃ ; Tato cittaṃ samādhesiṃ , khalu tāya vanaṃ gatā ’’ ti . – imā gāthā abhāsi ; TatthaM0.55 nāgaṃ ogāhamuttiṇṇan ti hatthināgaṃ nadiyaṃ ogāhaṃ katvā ogayha tato uttiṇṇaṃ . ‘‘ Ogayha muttiṇṇan ’’ ti vā pāṭho . Ma-kāro padasandhikaro . Nadītīramhi addasan ti candabhāgāya nadiyā tīre apassiṃ . Kiṃ karontanti cetaṃ dassetuṃ vuttaṃ ‘‘ puriso ’’ tiādi . Tattha ‘ dehi pādan ’ ti yācatīti ‘‘ pādaṃV0.58 dehi ’’ iti piṭṭhiārohanatthaṃ pādaṃ pasāretuṃ saññaṃ deti , yathāparicitañhi saññaṃ dento idha yācatīti vutto . Disvā adantaṃ damitan ti pakatiyā pubbe adantaṃ idāni hatthācariyena hatthisikkhāya damitadamathaṃ upagamitaṃ . Kīdisaṃ damitaṃ ? Manussānaṃ vasaṃ gataṃ yaṃ yaṃ manussā āṇāpenti , taṃ taṃ disvāti yojanā . TatoP0.53 cittaṃ samādhesiṃ , khalu tāya vanaṃ gatāti khalūti avadhāraṇatthe nipāto . Tato hatthidassanato pacchā , tāya hatthino kiriyāya hetubhūtāya , vanaṃ araññaṃ gatā cittaṃ samādhesiṃyeva . Kathaṃ ? ‘‘ Ayampi nāma tiracchānagato hatthī hatthidamakassa vasena damathaṃ gato , kasmā manussabhūtāya cittaṃ purisadamakassa satthu vasena damathaṃ na gamissatī ’’ ti saṃvegajātā vipassanaṃ vaḍḍhetvā aggamaggasamādhinā mama cittaṃ samādhesiṃ accantasamādhānena sabbaso kilese khepesinti attho .

Dantikātherīgāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā .