Viyahapannatti 1.8.89

1.8.89

purise ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kacchaṃsi vā jāva vaṇaviduggaṃsi vā miyavittīe miyasaṃkappe miyapaṇihāṇe miyavahāe gaṃtā ete miya tti kāuṃ annatarassa miyassa vahāe usuṃ nisirati, tato ṇaṃ bhaṃte! se purise katikirie?
goyamā! siya tikirie, siya caukirie, siya paṃcakirie|
se keṇaṭṭheṇaṃ bhaṃte! evaṃ vuccai–siya tikirie, siya caukirie, siya paṃcakirie?
goyamā! je bhavie nisiraṇayāe– no viddhaṃsaṇayāe, no māraṇayāe–tāvaṃ ca ṇaṃ se purise kāiyāe, ahigaraṇiyāe, pāosiyāe–tihiṃ kiriyāhiṃ puṭṭhe|
je bhavie nisiraṇatāe vi, viddhaṃsaṇatāe vi– no māraṇayāe–tāvaṃ ca ṇaṃ se purise kāiyāe, ahigaraṇiyāe, pāosiyāe, pāritāvaṇiyāe–cauhiṃ kiriyāhiṃ puṭṭhe|
je bhavie nisiraṇayāe vi, viddhaṃsaṇayāe vi, māraṇatāe vi–tāvaṃ ca ṇaṃ se purise kāiyāe, ahigaraṇiyāe, pāosiyāe, pāritāvaṇiyāe, pāṇātivāyakiriyāe–paṃcahiṃ kiriyāhiṃ puṭṭhe| se teṇaṭṭheṇaṃ goyamā! evaṃ vuccai– siya tikirie, siya caukirie, siya paṃcakirie|

"Venerable Sir! If a man whose livelihood is deer-hunting, whose intention is towards deer, whose mind is set upon deer, goes to kill deer in a swamp, or […] up to an impassable forest, and thinking, 'These are deer,' shoots an arrow to kill a certain deer, then, Venerable Sir, with how many actions is that man affected?"
"Gautama! He may be affected by three actions, he may be affected by four actions, or he may be affected by five actions."
"For what reason, Venerable Sir, is it said: 'He may be affected by three actions, he may be affected by four actions, or he may be affected by five actions'?"
"Gautama! If he is one who discharges [the arrow]—not piercing, not killing—for that long that man is touched by three actions: bodily, instrumental, and malicious.
If he is one who discharges and also pierces—not killing—for that long that man is touched by four actions: bodily, instrumental, malicious, and tormenting.
If he is one who discharges, also pierces, and also kills, for that long that man is touched by five actions: bodily, instrumental, malicious, tormenting, and life-depriving action. For that reason, Gautama, it is said: 'He may be affected by three actions, he may be affected by four actions, or he may be affected by five actions.'"