[388] "Here (idha)" means: in this view (diṭṭhi), in this acceptance (khanti), in this preference (ruci), in this undertaking (ādāya), in this Dhamma, in this Discipline (vinaya), in this Dhamma and Discipline, in this fundamental teaching (pāvacana), in this holy life (brahmacariya), in this Teacher's dispensation (satthusāsana) — therefore it is said, "here."
[Variant-reading footnotes in the Siam Raṭṭha edition: #1 M. reads *mahikā mutto*. #2 M., Yu. read *rāhugahaṇā*. #3 M. reads *virocate*; likewise below. #4 M., Yu. read *vippamutto*.]
"A bhikkhu" means: a bhikkhu who is either a virtuous worldling (puthujjana-kalyāṇaka), or a trainee (sekha), or an arahant of unshakeable nature (akuppadhamma).
"The forest (arañña)": having gone out beyond the boundary pillar (indakhīla), all that is forest.
"The root of a tree (rukkhamūla)": there a seat is prepared for the bhikkhu — a bed, a bench, a cushion, a mat, a piece of hide, a spread of grass, a spread of leaves, or a spread of foliage; there the bhikkhu walks, stands, sits, or lies down.
"Empty (suñña)": it is not crowded by anyone, whether by householders or by those gone forth.
"A dwelling (agāra)": a dwelling-place (vihāra), a half-gabled building (aḍḍhayoga), a long mansion (pāsāda), a flat-roofed building (hammiya), or a cave (guhā).
"Sits down, having folded the legs crosswise (nisīdati pallaṅkaṃ ābhujitvā)": he is seated having folded the legs crosswise, having set the body erect; the body is erect, set upright, placed upright.
"Having established mindfulness in front (parimukhaṃ satiṃ upaṭṭhapetvā)": "pari" has the meaning of embracing; "mukha" has the meaning of leading out; "sati (mindfulness)" has the meaning of establishing — therefore it is said, "having established mindfulness in front."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.