3.7.12 Samuddapañha

Rājā āha—

“bhante nāgasena, ‘samuddo samuddo’ti vuccati, kena kāraṇena udakaṃ ‘samuddo’ti vuccatī”ti? Thero āha—

“yattakaṃ, mahārāja, udakaṃ, tattakaṃ loṇaṃ. Yattakaṃ loṇaṃ, tattakaṃ udakaṃ. Tasmā ‘samuddo’ti vuccatī”ti.

“Kallosi, bhante nāgasenā”ti.

Samuddapañho dvādasamo.