Nid±nakath±
1. Tattha majjhimasaªg²ti n±ma paºº±sato m³lapaºº±s± majjhimapaºº±s± uparipaºº±s±ti paºº±sattayasaªgah±. Vaggato ekek±ya paºº±s±ya pañca pañca vagge katv± pannarasavaggasam±yog±. Suttato diya¹¹hasuttasata½ dve ca suttant±. Padato tev²suttarapañcasat±dhik±ni as²tipadasahass±ni. Ten±hu por±º±–
“As²tipadasahass±ni, bhiyyo pañcasat±ni ca;
puna tev²sati vutt±, padameva½ vavatthitan”ti.
Akkharato satta akkharasatasahass±ni catt±l²sañca sahass±ni tepaññ±sañca akkhar±ni. Bh±ºav±rato as²ti bh±ºav±r± tev²sapad±dhiko ca upa¹¹habh±ºav±ro. Anusandhito pucch±nusandhi-ajjh±say±nusandhi-yath±nusandhivasena saªkhepato tividho anusandhi. Vitth±rato panettha t²ºi anusandhisahass±ni nava ca sat±ni honti. Ten±hu por±º±–
“T²ºi sandhisahass±ni, tath± navasat±ni ca;
anusandhinay± ete, majjhimassa pak±sit±”ti.
Tattha paºº±s±su m³lapaºº±s± ±di, vaggesu m³lapariy±yavaggo, suttesu m³lapariy±yasutta½. Tass±pi “eva½ me sutan”ti-±dika½ ±yasmat± ±nandena paµhamamah±saªg²tik±le vutta½ nid±nam±di. S± panes± paµhamamah±saªg²ti sumaªgalavil±siniy± d²ghanik±yaµµhakath±ya ±dimhi vitth±rit±. Tasm± s± tattha vitth±ritanayeneva veditabb±.