[501] "Whoever" means: whoever, of whatever sort … "Bhikkhu" means: … this is the bhikkhu intended in this sense.
"Has finished eating" (bhuttāvī) means: one of the five foods has been eaten, even so much as with the tip of a blade of kusa grass.
"Has refused [further food]" (pavārito) means: eating is evident; food [being offered] is evident; [the donor,] standing within arm's reach (hatthapāsa), offers it; and refusal is evident.
"Not left over" (anatiritta) means: it has not been made allowable (kappiya); it has not been formally received; it has not been done by lifting it up; it has not been done within arm's reach; it has not been done by one who has finished eating; it has been done by one who has finished eating, [1] has refused [further food], and has risen from his seat; "All this is enough" has not been said; it is not the leftover of one who is sick — this is called "not left over."
"Left over" (atiritta) means: it has been made allowable; it has been formally received; it has been done by lifting it up; it has been done within arm's reach; it has been done by one who has finished eating; it has been done by one who has finished eating and refused [further food] but has not risen from his seat; "All this is enough" has been said; it is the leftover of one who is sick — this is called "left over."
"Food to be chewed" (khādanīya) means: excepting the five foods, and what may be consumed within a watch of the night (yāmakālika), within seven days (sattāhakālika), or for as long as life lasts (yāvajīvika), the rest is called food to be chewed.
"Food to be eaten" (bhojanīya) means: the five foods — boiled rice, kummāsa, sattu, fish, and meat.
If he receives it, thinking, "I shall chew it, I shall eat it," there is an offence of wrong-doing (dukkaṭa). For every mouthful swallowed, there is an offence of pācittiya.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.