[196] **A pit (opāta):** he digs a pit aimed at a human being, thinking, "Having fallen in, he will die" — an offense of wrong-doing (dukkaṭa).¹ When he has fallen in, painful feeling (vedanā) arises — an offense of grave transgression (thullaccaya). He dies — an offense entailing defeat (pārājika).
He digs a pit without specifying, thinking, "Whoever falls in will die" — an offense of wrong-doing. A human being falls into it — an offense of wrong-doing. When he has fallen in, painful feeling arises — an offense of grave transgression. He dies — an offense entailing defeat.
A yakkha, or a peta, or an animal in human form falls into it — an offense of wrong-doing. When it has fallen in, painful feeling arises — an offense of wrong-doing. It dies — an offense of grave transgression.
An animal falls into it — an offense of wrong-doing. When it has fallen in, painful feeling arises — an offense of wrong-doing. It dies — an offense entailing expiation (pācittiya).
¹ [Editorial footnote in the Pali source:] "After this point, in the European edition the sense 'A human being falls into it — an offense of wrong-doing' is stated. But that is not found in all books."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.