Viyahapannatti 21.1.2.808

21.1.2.808

aha bhaṃte! sālī-bīhī-godhūma-java-javajavāṇaṃ–eesi ṇaṃ je jīvā kaṃdattāe vakkamaṃti te ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīvā kaohiṃto uvavajjaṃti? evaṃ kaṃdāhigāreṇa sacceva mūluddeso apariseso bhāṇiyavvo jāva asatiṃ aduvā anaṃtakhutto|
sevaṃ bhaṃte! sevaṃ bhaṃte! tti|

"Now, Venerable Sir, the souls that transition into the tubers of these, namely, sāli, vīhi, godhūma, java, and javajava—from where, Venerable Sir, do those souls take birth?" Thus under the heading of "tuber", the entire root uddeśaka is to be stated without remainder, up to: many times or infinitely many times. "So it is, Venerable Sir! So it is, Venerable Sir!"