[59] **Thus the venerable Ajita (iccāyasmā Ajito):** The word "iti" (thus) is a joining of words, a connecting of words, a filling-out of words, a combination of syllables, a euphony of consonants; this word "iti" serves the sequential order of words. **The venerable (āyasmā):** this is a term of affection, a term of respect; this word "āyasmā" is a designation conveying reverence and deference. **Ajita:** this is the name of that brahmin — a reckoning, an appellation, a designation (paññatti), a current expression, a name, a naming, an assignment of a name, a linguistic expression, a distinguishing term, a mode of address. Hence, "thus the venerable Ajita."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.