Dighanikaya 1.14

1.14

Pamādo ettha tiṭṭhatīti pamādaṭṭhānaṃ. Jūtañca taṃ pamādaṭṭhānañcāti jūtappamādaṭṭhānaṃ. Ekekāya pantiyā aṭṭha aṭṭha padāni assāti aṭṭhapadaṃ dasapadepi eseva nayo. Ākāsanti aṭṭhapadadasapadesu viya ākāseyeva kīḷanaṃ. Parihārapathanti bhūmiyaṃ nānāpathamaṇḍalaṃ katvā tattha tattha pariharitabbaṃ, pathaṃ pariharantānaṃ kīḷanaṃ. Santikanti santikakīḷanaṃ. Ekajjhaṃ ṭhapitā sāriyo vā sakkharāyo vā acālentā nakheneva apanenti ca upanenti ca, sace tattha kāci calati, parājayo hoti, evarūpāya kīḷāyetaṃ adhivacanaṃ. Khalikanti jūtaphalake pāsakakīḷanaṃ. Ghaṭikā vuccati dīghadaṇḍakena rassadaṇḍakaṃ paharaṇakīḷanaṃ. Salākahatthanti lākhāya vā mañjiṭṭhikāya vā piṭṭhodakena vā salākahatthaṃ temetvā – ‘‘kiṃ hotū’’ti bhūmiyaṃ vā bhittiyaṃ vā taṃ paharitvā hatthiassādirūpadassanakīḷanaṃ. Akkhanti guḷakīḷā. Paṅgacīraṃ vuccati paṇṇanāḷikaṃ, taṃ dhamantā kīḷanti. Vaṅkakanti gāmadārakānaṃ kīḷanakaṃ khuddakanaṅgalaṃ. Mokkhacikā vuccati samparivattanakīḷā, ākāse vā daṇḍakaṃ gahetvā bhūmiyaṃ vā sīsaṃ ṭhapetvā heṭṭhupariyabhāvena parivattanakīḷāti vuttaṃ hoti. Ciṅgulikaṃ vuccati tālapaṇṇādīhi kataṃ vātappahārena paribbhamanacakkaṃ. Pattāḷhakaṃ vuccati paṇṇanāḷikā. Tāya vālukādīni minantā kīḷanti. Rathakanti khuddakarathaṃ. Dhanukanti khuddakadhanumeva. Akkharikā vuccati ākāse vā piṭṭhiyaṃ vā akkharajānanakīḷā. Manesikā nāma manasā cintitajānanakīḷā. Yathāvajjaṃ nāma kāṇakuṇikhujjādīnaṃ yaṃ yaṃ vajjaṃ, taṃ taṃ payojetvā dassanakīḷā.

'Place of negligence' because negligence stands here. Because it is both a game and a place of negligence, it is 'a game that is a place of negligence'. Having eight squares in each row, it is 'eight-rowed'; the method is the same for 'ten-rowed'. 'In the air' means playing as if on eight-rowed or ten-rowed boards, but purely in the air. 'Circuit paths' means playing having made a circle of various paths on the ground, where one must avoid them here and there, a game for those dodging the paths. 'Little pieces' means a game played nearby. Without moving pieces or pebbles placed in one spot, they move them away and bring them closer using only the fingernails; if any piece moves, there is defeat—this is the designation for such a game. 'Dice-playing' means playing with dice on a gaming-board. 'Tipcat' refers to the game of striking a short stick with a long stick. 'Hand-stamping' means dipping a stick-like hand in lac, madder, or flour-water, and—thinking 'what will it be?'—striking it against the ground or a wall, a game of displaying figures of elephants, horses, and the like. 'Ball-game' means a game with balls. 'Leaf whistle' refers to a leaf tube; blowing through it, they play. 'Little plow' means a miniature plow used as a toy by village boys. 'Acrobatics' refers to turning somersaults; it means the game of tumbling upside-down, either grabbing a stick in the air or placing the head on the ground. 'Pinwheel' refers to a revolving wheel made from palm leaves and the like that turns by the force of the wind. 'Little measuring-cup' refers to a leaf measure. Measuring sand and the like with it, they play. 'Toy chariot' means a small chariot. 'Toy bow' is simply a small bow. 'Guessing letters' refers to the game of recognizing letters traced either in the air or on the back. 'Mind-reading' is the game of knowing what has been thought by the mind. 'Mimicking deformities' is the game of displaying and imitating whatever deformity one finds among the blind, the crippled, the hunchbacked, and so forth.