[281] **But when refuted, he is dismayed** (apāhatasmiṃ pana maṅku hotī ti): those who are examiners of questions — the assemblies (parisā), members of assemblies (pārisajjā), and adjudicators (pāsanikā) — refute him. They refute him with regard to the meaning (attha), saying, "What has been said is devoid of meaning"; they refute him with regard to the phrasing (byañjana), saying, "What has been said is devoid of phrasing"; they refute him with regard to both meaning and phrasing, saying, "What has been said is devoid of both meaning and phrasing." [They refute him thus:] "The meaning has been badly construed by you; the phrasing has been badly applied by you; the meaning and phrasing have been badly construed and badly applied by you; the refutation (niggaha) has not been carried out by you; your rejoinder has been badly done; the distinction has not been made by you; your counter-distinction has been badly made; the entangling has not been done by you; your disentangling has been badly done; the cutting-off has not been done by you; your rounding-off has been badly done; [what you have said] is badly spoken, badly stated, badly uttered, badly voiced, badly expressed." Thus they refute him. **But when refuted, he is dismayed**: when [his statement] has been refuted, he becomes dismayed — oppressed, stricken, distressed, and dejected with grief (domanassa). Hence, "but when refuted, he is dismayed."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.