[168] **"Seen in this very life, not by hearsay (diṭṭhe dhamme anītihaṃ)."** "In the dhamma seen (diṭṭhe dhamme)" means: in the dhamma (dhamma) seen, in the dhamma known, in the dhamma weighed, in the dhamma judged, in the dhamma made clear, in the dhamma made evident — [namely,] that "all conditioned things (saṅkhārā) are impermanent" … "whatever is of a nature to originate, all that is of a nature to cease (nirodha)" — in the dhamma seen, in the dhamma known, in the dhamma weighed, in the dhamma judged, in the dhamma made clear, in the dhamma made evident: thus too, "I shall declare [the Dhamma] in what has been seen."
Or else: having seen suffering (dukkha), I shall declare suffering; having seen the origin (samudaya), I shall declare the origin; having seen the path (magga), I shall declare the path; having seen cessation, I shall declare cessation: thus too, "I shall declare [the Dhamma] in what has been seen."
Or else: in what has been seen [I shall declare the Dhamma that is] to be seen for oneself (sandiṭṭhika), not delayed (akālika), inviting one to come and see (ehipassika), worthy of inducing in one's own mind (opanayika), to be personally experienced by the wise (paccattaṃ veditabbaṃ viññūhi): thus too, "I shall declare [the Dhamma] in what has been seen." Hence, "in the dhamma seen."
**"Not by hearsay (anītihaṃ)"** means: not by report ("thus it has been said"), not by hearsay, not by lineage of teaching, not by scriptural collections, not by logic, not by inference, not by reasoned reflection, not by acceptance of a view after consideration — I shall declare the Dhamma known by myself, directly known (abhiññāta) by myself, evident to my own eyes. Hence, "seen in this very life, not by hearsay."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.