Purābhedasuttaniddesa

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Mahāniddesa · Vol. 29 · Section 388

[388] **"Speaking with deliberation, not restless" (mantābhāṇī anuddhato):** wisdom (paññā) is called deliberation (mantā) — that which is wisdom, understanding, … non-delusion, investigation of dhammas, right view. Having taken hold of it with wisdom, one speaks speech; even when saying much, speaking much, expounding much, and discoursing much, one does not speak speech that is ill-said, ill-spoken, ill-uttered, ill-talked, or ill-voiced — therefore one is "speaking with deliberation." **"Not restless" (anuddhato):** herein, what is restlessness (uddhacca)? That which is restlessness of the mind (citta), the mind's lack of calm, mental distraction, the turmoil of the mind — this is called restlessness. He in whom this restlessness is abandoned, cut off, calmed, stilled, rendered incapable of arising again, burned up by the fire of knowledge (ñāṇa) — he is called "not restless." Hence: "speaking with deliberation, not restless."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.