[731] **"Wind and heat, gadflies and creeping things" (vātātape ḍaṃsasiriṃsape ca):** **Winds** (vātā) means: east winds, west winds, north winds, south winds, dusty winds, cold winds, hot winds, slight winds, strong winds, verambha winds, winds from the wings of the supaṇṇa (garuḍa), winds from palm-leaf fans, winds from fans. **Heat** (ātapa) is said to be the burning of the sun. **Gadflies** (ḍaṃsā) are said to be tawny-eyed flies. **Creeping things** (siriṃsapā) are said to be snakes. Hence, "wind and heat, gadflies and creeping things."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.