[274] **"They, desiring debate, having plunged into an assembly":** "They, desiring debate" means: they, desiring debate (vāda), wanting debate, intent upon debate, giving precedence to debate, going about in search of debate. **"Having plunged into an assembly"** means: having plunged into, descended into, penetrated into, and entered an assembly of noblemen (khattiyaparisā), an assembly of brahmins (brāhmaṇaparisā), an assembly of householders (gahapatiparisā), or an assembly of recluses (samaṇaparisā). Hence, "they, desiring debate, having plunged into an assembly."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.