Viyahapannatti 3.4.186

3.4.186

pabhū ṇaṃ bhaṃte! balāhae egaṃ mahaṃ itthirūvaṃ vā jāva saṃdamāṇiyarūvaṃ vā pariṇāmettae?
haṃtā pabhū|
pabhū ṇaṃ bhaṃte! balāhae egaṃ mahaṃ itthirūvaṃ pariṇāmettā anegāiṃ joyaṇāiṃ gatittae|
haṃtā pabhū|
se bhaṃte! kiṃ āiḍḍhīe gacchai? pariḍḍhīe gacchai?
goyamā! no āiḍḍhīe gacchai, pariḍḍhīe gacchai|
se bhaṃte! kiṃ āyakammuṇā gacchai? parakammuṇā gacchai?
goyamā! no āyakammuṇā gacchai, parakammuṇā gacchai|
se bhaṃte! kiṃ āyappayogeṇaṃ gacchai? parappayogeṇaṃ gacchai?
goyamā! no āyappayogeṇaṃ gacchai, parappayogeṇaṃ gacchai|
se bhaṃte! kiṃ ūsiodayaṃ gacchai? patodayaṃ gacchai?
goyamā! ūsiodayaṃ pi gacchai, patodayaṃ pi gacchai|
se bhaṃte! kiṃ balāhae? itthī?
goyamā! balāhae ṇaṃ se, no khalu sā itthī|
evaṃ purise, āse, hatthī|
pabhū ṇaṃ bhaṃte! balāhae egaṃ mahaṃ jāṇarūvaṃ pariṇāmettā anegāiṃ joyaṇāiṃ gamittae?
jahā itthirūvaṃ tahā bhāṇiyavvaṃ|
se bhaṃte! kiṃ egaocakkavālaṃ gacchai? duhaocakkavālaṃ gacchai?
goyamā! egaocakkavālaṃ pi gacchai, duhaocakkavālaṃ pi gacchai|
jugga-gilli-thilli-sīyā-saṃdamāṇiyā taheva|

"Is a cloud (balāhaka), Venerable Sir, capable of transforming [itself] into a large form of a woman, or up to the form of a chariot (syandamānikā)?"
"Yes, it is capable."
"Is a cloud, Venerable Sir, capable of transforming [itself] into a large form of a woman and traveling many yojanas?"
"Yes, it is capable."
"Venerable Sir, does it go by its own supernatural power (ṛddhi), or by another's supernatural power?"
"Gautama, it does not go by its own supernatural power; it goes by another's supernatural power."
"Venerable Sir, does it go by its own karma, or by another's karma?"
"Gautama, it does not go by its own karma; it goes by another's karma."
"Venerable Sir, does it go by its own exertion (prayoga), or by another's exertion?"
"Gautama, it does not go by its own exertion; it goes by another's exertion."
"Venerable Sir, does it go like an uplifted banner, or like a fallen banner?"
"Gautama, it goes like an uplifted banner, and also like a fallen banner."
"Venerable Sir, is it a cloud or a woman?"
"Gautama, it is indeed a cloud; it is certainly not a woman."
"Likewise for a man, a horse, [and] an elephant."
"Is a cloud, Venerable Sir, capable of transforming [itself] into a large form of a vehicle (yāna) and traveling many yojanas?"
"It should be spoken just as for the form of a woman."
"Venerable Sir, does it go with wheels on one side, or with wheels on both sides?"
"Gautama, it goes with wheels on one side, and also with wheels on both sides."
"Likewise for a carriage (yugya), a palanquin (gilli), a litter (thilli), a sedan-chair (śibikā), and a chariot (syandamānikā)."