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the preliminaries, while the third (that is, the last) subdivision, viz. (c) suttapohasiya-nijjutti-anugama (sutta No. 602), with the third division of nikkheva as its prelude, is concerned with the actual text. The sequence of the doors can be represented thus:
Serial no. of doors
Subject Matter 1. Uvakkama
preliminaries (world view) 2. Nikkheva (a) ohanipphanna-nikkheva
preliminaries (concerning gene
ral title) (b) nā manipphanna-nikkheva
preliminaries (concerning the
specific text) 3. Arugama (ii) (a) nikkhheva-nijjutti.aņugama preliminaries (before and after
the text is taken up for exposit
ion-vide Commentary, p. 239 B) (ii) (b) uvaghāta-nijjutti-anugama preliminaries (Introduction to
the background of the text) (i) sutt anugama (correct recitation) actual text 2. Nikkheva (c) suttalavaganipphanna-nikkheva
(application of the nikkhevas to the uttered text)
actual text 3. Anugama (ii) (c) suttappha siya-nijjutti-aņugama
(ex position of the text) actual text.
The first broad division of anugama, viz. sutt anugama is not explained separately in our Text. But it appears described under suttapphasiya-nijjutti-anugama (sutta No. 605). The proper recitation of the text (samhiya) and disjunction and parsing of words (pada=padaccheda) constitute the sutta nugama.! This is followed byt he application of the nikkhevas (viz. nāma, thavana, etc) to those words-a process called suttalāvaga-nipphanna-nikkheva. Then follows the suttapphasiya-nijjuttianugama which is done by means of paraphrasing (payattha), expounding of compound words (payaviggaha), anticipation of objections (calana),
1. VBh (B), 1000, with the Brhadvrtti. Commentary (p. 244A): askh alita
padoecāranam samhita...padam tu karomi 'ty ekam padam, bhayānta iti dvitiyam, sāmāyik am iti tritiyam ityadi.
