[664] **Having laid down the rod toward all beings** (sabbesu bhūtesu nidhāya daṇḍaṃ): "All" (sabbesu) means all entirely, all in every way, without remainder, without residue; this word "all" is an all-inclusive expression. "Beings" (bhūtesu): both the trembling (tasā) and the stable (thāvarā) are called beings. "The trembling" are those in whom craving (taṇhā) is unabandoned, and in whom fears and terrors are unabandoned.
For what reason are they called "the trembling"? They tremble, are terrified, are frightened, and fall into terror; for that reason they are called "the trembling." "The stable" are those in whom craving is abandoned, and in whom fears and terrors are abandoned.
For what reason are they called "the stable"? They do not tremble, are not terrified, are not frightened, and do not fall into terror; for that reason they are called "the stable."
"Rod" (daṇḍa): there are three rods — the bodily rod, the verbal rod, and the mental rod. The threefold bodily misconduct is the bodily rod; the fourfold verbal misconduct is the verbal rod; the threefold mental misconduct is the mental rod.
**Having laid down the rod toward all beings**: having laid down, set down, put down, discarded, and stilled the rod toward all beings — therefore, "having laid down the rod toward all beings."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.