Dighanikaya 1.63

1.63

Chando vā rāgo vāti ajānantopi sahasā kusalameva ‘‘kusala’’nti vatvā akusalameva ‘‘akusala’’nti vatvā mayā asukassa nāma evaṃ byākataṃ, kiṃ taṃ subyākatanti aññe paṇḍite pucchitvā tehi – ‘‘subyākataṃ, bhadramukha, kusalameva tayā kusalaṃ, akusalameva akusalanti byākata’’nti vutte natthi mayā sadiso paṇḍitoti evaṃ me tattha chando vā rāgo vā assāti attho. Ettha ca chando dubbalarāgo, rāgo balavarāgo. Doso vā paṭigho vāti kusalaṃ pana ‘‘akusala’’nti, akusalaṃ vā ‘‘kusala’’nti vatvā aññe paṇḍite pucchitvā tehi – ‘‘dubyākataṃ tayā’’ti vutte ettakampi nāma na jānāmīti tattha me assa doso vā paṭigho vāti attho. Idhāpi doso dubbalakodho, paṭigho balavakodho.

"Desire or lust": even without knowing, having precipitately said of the wholesome alone, "wholesome," and of the unwholesome alone, "unwholesome," and having asked other wise people, "I have explained in this way to so-and-so; was that well explained?", and when told by them, "It was well explained, good sir; you explained the wholesome alone as wholesome, and the unwholesome alone as unwholesome," [thinking,] "There is no wise person equal to me"—the meaning is: in this way there might be desire or lust in me regarding that. And here, desire is weak lust; lust is strong lust. "Ill will or resentment": having, however, called the wholesome "unwholesome," or the unwholesome "wholesome," and having asked other wise people, and when told by them, "It was poorly explained by you," [thinking,] "Do I not know even this much?"—the meaning is: there might be ill will or resentment in me regarding that. Here too, ill will is weak anger; resentment is strong anger.