[389] **"Having heard, O hero, of you who do not desire sensual pleasures" (sutvānahaṃ vīra akāmakāmiṃ):** having heard, having listened, having learned, having borne in mind, having noted well: "Thus indeed is that Blessed One: accomplished (arahaṃ) … awakened (buddho), blessed (bhagavā)" — thus, "having heard, I…".
**"Hero" (vīra):** a hero. The Blessed One is possessed of energy (viriyavā), thus he is a hero. He is capable (pahū), thus he is a hero. He is mighty (visavī), thus he is a hero. He is adequate to the task (alamatto), thus he is a hero. He is brave, courageous, unafraid, undaunted, not given to terror, not fleeing; he has abandoned fear and dread and is rid of horripilation — thus he is a hero.
Abstaining here from all evil things,
Having passed beyond the suffering of hell, he abides in energy;
He, possessed of energy, possessed of striving,
Is called a hero, such a one (tādī), because of his being thus.
Thus, "Having heard, O hero, I…".
**"One who does not desire sensual pleasures" (akāmakāmiṃ):** "sensual pleasures" — by way of summary, there are two kinds of sensual pleasure: objective sensuality (vatthukāma) and subjective sensuality (kilesakāma). … These are called objective sensuality. … These are called subjective sensuality.
The Buddha, the Blessed One, has fully understood objective sensuality and has abandoned subjective sensuality. Because objective sensuality has been fully understood, and because subjective sensuality has been abandoned, the Blessed One does not desire sensual pleasures, does not delight in sensual pleasures, [thinking] "sensual pleasures¹ are supreme," does not hanker² after sensual pleasures. Therefore the Buddha is without sensual desire, free from sensual desire; he has given up sensual desire, vomited out sensual desire, released sensual desire, abandoned sensual desire, relinquished sensual desire. He is devoid of lust, rid of lust; he has given up lust, vomited out lust, released lust, abandoned lust, relinquished lust. He is hungerless, quenched, become cool; experiencing bliss, he dwells with a self become divine (brahmabhūtena attanā viharati). Thus, "Having heard, O hero, of you who do not desire sensual pleasures."
**"Thus the venerable Jatukaṇṇī" (iccāyasmā Jatukaṇṇī):** "Thus" (icca) is a connective of words. … This word "icca" is a sequential ordering of words. "Venerable" (āyasmā) is a term of affection; it is a designation conjoined with respect and deference. "Jatukaṇṇī" is that brahmin's clan name … an appellation. Thus, "Thus the venerable Jatukaṇṇī."
¹ Variant note in the Siam edition: "M. reads sahajanetta; so also below."
² A second variant is marked at "pamodati," but its footnote text is not given in the source.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.