Badabhājanīyamātikāmātikāvibhaṅga

Vinayapiṭaka · Bhikkhu Vibhaṅga (1) · Vol. 1 · Section 188

[188] **"Himself"** means: he kills by his own act — with the body, or with something attached to the body, or with something released (a projectile). **"Having taken his stand" (adhiṭṭhāya)** means: having stationed himself, he commands: "Pierce thus, strike thus, kill thus."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.