[325] **"Those who formerly declared to me" (yeme pubbe viyākaṃsu):** the word *ye* [means]: the brahmin Bāvarī and those others who were his teachers — they declared, told, taught, made known, established, disclosed, analyzed, made plain, and proclaimed their own view (diṭṭhi), their own acceptance (khanti), their own preference, their own doctrine, their own inclination, their own intention. Hence, "those who formerly declared to me."
**"Thus the venerable Hemaka" (iccāyasmā Hemako):** the word *icca* is a verbal connective … this word *icca* is a term following the sequence of words.
The word *āyasmā* (venerable) is a term of affection, a term of respect; this word *āyasmā* is a designation accompanied by reverence and deference.
*Hemako* is his name … an appellation. Hence, "thus the venerable Hemaka."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.