Viyahapannatti 9.34.473

9.34.473

vāukkāie ṇaṃ bhaṃte! rukkhassa mūlaṃ pacālemāṇe vā pavāḍemāṇe vā katikirie?
goyamā! siya tikirie, siya caukirie, siya paṃcakirie| evaṃ kaṃdaṃ, evaṃ jāva–
bīyaṃ pacālemāṇe vā–pucchā?
goyamā! siya tikirie, siya caukirie, siya paṃcakirie|
sevaṃ bhaṃte! sevaṃ bhaṃte! tti|

"Venerable Sir! A wind-bodied [being] shaking or felling the root of a tree—of how many activities is it possessed?"
"Gautama! It may be possessed of three activities, it may be possessed of four activities, it may be possessed of five activities. Likewise with respect to a bulb, likewise up to:"
"Shaking a seed—[the question is asked]?"
"Gautama! It may be possessed of three activities, it may be possessed of four activities, it may be possessed of five activities."
"That is so, Venerable Sir! That is so, Venerable Sir!"