Viyahapannatti 22.2.826

22.2.826

aha bhaṃte! vāiṃgaṇi-allai-poṃḍai, evaṃ jahā pannavaṇāe gāhānusāreṇaṃ neyavvaṃ jāva gaṃja-pāḍalā-dāsi-aṃkollāṇaṃ–eesi ṇaṃ je jīvā mūlattāe vakkamaṃti? evaṃ ettha vi mūlādīyā dasa uddesagā neyavvā jāva bīyaṃ ti niravasesaṃ jahā vaṃsavaggo|

"Now, Venerable Sir, of vāiṅgaṇī, allakī, poṇḍakī—thus it is to be understood according to the verses in the Prajñāpanā up to gañja, pāṭalā, dāsī, and aṅkolla—those souls who pass into existence as the roots of these?" In this manner here too, ten uddeśakas beginning with root are to be understood up to seed completely just like the bamboo group.