Anguttaranikaya 4.1.2.4.14

4.1.2.4.14

Catutthe padhānānīti vīriyāni. Saṃvarappadhānanti cakkhādīni saṃvarantassa uppannavīriyaṃ. Pahānappadhānanti kāmavitakkādayo pajahantassa uppannavīriyaṃ. Bhāvanāppadhānanti sambojjhaṅge bhāventassa uppannavīriyaṃ. Anurakkhaṇāppadhānanti samādhinimittaṃ anurakkhantassa uppannavīriyaṃ.

In the fourth [sutta]: ‘strivings’ (padhānāni) means energies. ‘The striving for restraint’ (saṃvarappadhānaṃ) means the energy arisen in one restraining the eye and so forth. ‘The striving for abandonment’ (pahānappadhānaṃ) means the energy arisen in one abandoning sensual thoughts and so forth. ‘The striving for development’ (bhāvanāppadhānaṃ) means the energy arisen in one developing the factors of enlightenment. ‘The striving for preservation’ (anurakkhaṇāppadhānaṃ) means the energy arisen in one preserving the sign of concentration.