[BCC] Therein, Nipakaṃ means endowed with intelligence and aware of what is good and bad.

[BCC] Sādhu vihāri dhīraṃ means well disciplined, energetic and intelligent.

[BCC] Parissayāni

• if one gets the company of one living with loving-kindness one is able to overcome all dangers arising from lions, leopards etc. as well as from lust, hatred, and ill-will and live with mindfulness.

[BCC] Rājā va raṭṭhaṃ means like the King Janaka who abandoned the conquered kingdom thinking this leads to negligence and going along to the forest and becoming a recluse lives all by himself in all the four postures.

[BCC] Mātaṃ ga raññeva nāgo means like the elephant Mātanga who left the herd of elephants thinking to himself as 'I eat the mature leaves left over by elephants, she elephants, young elephants and baby elephants. I have to drink the water stirred up and soiled by the herd of elephants. When I descend into the water, the she-elephants who come out of the water brush their bodies against me and go. On such grounds it is better that I live, leaving this herd of elephants.' Thinking thus, he lives alone in all the four postures like the elephant Mātanga.

[BCC] Ekassā means liking to live alone since ordination.

[BCC] Caritam seyyo natthi bāle sahāyatā, herein sahāya indicates the minor precepts of morality and the higher morality, the ten topics of discussion, the vows, knowledge of insight, the four paths, the four fruits, the threefold special knowledge, special wisdom and Nibbāna as companions.

[BCC] If one cannot reach those factors on account of the association with such an ignorant person, better give up the company with them.

[BCC] Eke

• due to these reasons live alone being heedful.

[BCC] Appassukko means giving up attachment. Araññe mātaṅgo nāgo, in the forest he lives freely. When living alone like this no sin is accrued.

[BCC] Therefore, since I did not get company from you, what has to be done is to live alone. Giving such instructions the Buddha taught them the Dhamma.