Pasūrasuttanidesaniddesa

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Mahāniddesa · Vol. 29 · Section 305

[305] **Roaring, he comes, desiring a counter-champion (abhigajjameti paṭisūramicchaṃ):** he, roaring, roaring aloud, roaring in challenge, comes, approaches, draws near to a counter-champion — an opposing man, an opposing foe, an opposing wrestler — desiring, welcoming, wishing for, longing for, yearning for him. Therefore it is said: "Roaring, he comes, desiring a counter-champion."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.