1.1“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ye keci balakaraṇīyā kammantā karīyantī”ti“Mendicants, all the hard work that gets done depends on the earth and is grounded on the earth. …”

1.2vitthāretabbaṁ.(Tell in full as in SN 45.149–160.)

1.3Balakaraṇīyavaggo aṭṭhamo.

2.0Tassuddānaṁ

2.1Balaṁ bījañca nāgo ca,Hard work, seeds, and dragons,2.2rukkho kumbhena sūkiyā;a tree, a pot, and a spike,2.3Ākāsena ca dve meghā,the atmosphere, and two on clouds,2.4nāvā āgantukā nadīti.a ship, a guest house, and a river.