[883] **Iccāyasmā Sāriputto** ("Thus the Venerable Sāriputta"): the word *icca* ("thus") is a connection of words, a linking of words, a filling-out of a word, a combination of syllables, a euphonic smoothness of consonants; this word *icca* serves the sequential order of words. **Āyasmā** ("the Venerable"): this is a term of affection, a term of respect; this word *āyasmā* is a term conveying reverence and deference. **Sāriputto**: this is that elder's name, reckoning, appellation, designation (paññatti), current expression, name, act of naming, assignment of a name, linguistic expression (nirutti), phrasing (byañjana), utterance (abhilāpa) — hence, "thus the Venerable Sāriputta."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.