Viyahapannatti 3.3.179

3.3.179

puvviṃ bhaṃte! kiriyā, pacchā vedanā? puvviṃ vedanā, pacchā kiriyā?
maṃḍiaputtā! puvviṃ kiriyā, pacchā vedanā| no puvviṃ vedanā, pacchā kiriyā|

“Is action first, Venerable Sir, and feeling afterwards; or is feeling first and action afterwards?”
“Maṇḍitaputra, action is first and feeling is afterwards; feeling is not first and action afterwards.”