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NOTES ON THE MPC
351 1215. The injunction to avoid not only untruth but also un
profitable truth is a familiar one cf. Vasunandi-Śrāvakācāra 210: aliyam na jampaņīyam pāņi-vaha-karam tu sacca
vayanam pi.. 1235. viờhatta-vāso : P has vadhārīnai dravyane 1264. thambittā : P has rodhakarīnai nagara nā dvāra
242, These verses correspond to Ogha-niryukti 170-172. The 243, commentary on that passage explains that when monks 246, are about to leave their rainy season lodging with a
householder, their ācārya intimates their intention (without naming a day) by reciting the first two of these verses, in order to prepare the layman for the shock of their departure. He replies : ‘Kim yāyam gamanotsukāḥ ? and the ācārya then recites verse 246. Emendations made here are based on the published text of the Ogha-niryukti. P. has misunderstood the verse explaining as 'the sugar-cane is ripe and the women have given
birth to children.' 964. A similar recourse to the pañcadivyâdhivāsa is to be noted
in verses 1230-1. The five royal possessions which may be consecrated to indicate a successor are the horse, elephant, cămara, chattra and pitcher. See Edgerton, Pañcadivyādhivāsa JAOS xxx. 158 ff.
