Cūḷavedallasuttaṁ, The Small Discourse giving an Elaboration

The Small Discourse giving an Elaboration - 25
“Katamo pan’ Ayye, kāyasaṅkhāro,
“But what, Noble Lady, is bodily process,
Q13. Processes Definitions
katamo vacīsaṅkhāro, katamo cittasaṅkhāro?” ti
what is speech process, what is mental process?”
“Assāsapassāsā kho, āvuso Visākha, kāyasaṅkhāro,
“In-breathing and out-breathing, friend Visākha, is bodily process,
vitakkavicārā vacīsaṅkhāro,
thinking and reflection is speech process,
saññā ca vedanā ca cittasaṅkhāro.” ti
perception and feeling is mental process.”
Q14. Explanation of Definitions
“Kasmā pan’ Ayye, assāsapassāsā kāyasaṅkhāro,
“But why is in-breathing and out-breathing, Noble Lady, bodily process,
kasmā vitakkavicārā vacīsaṅkhāro,
why is thinking and reflection speech process,
kasmā saññā ca vedanā ca cittasaṅkhāro?” ti
why is perception and feeling mental process?”
“Assāsapassāsā kho, āvuso Visākha, kāyikā, ete dhammā kāyapaṭibaddhā, 74
“In-breathing and out-breathing, friend Visākha, are bodily, these things are bound up
with the body,
tasmā assāsapassāsā kāyasaṅkhāro.
therefore in-breathing and out-breathing is a bodily process.
Pubbe kho, āvuso Visākha, vitakketvā vicāretvā pacchā 75 vācaṁ bhindati,
Having thought and reflected beforehand, friend Visākha, he afterwards breaks forth
with a word,
tasmā vitakkavicārā vacīsaṅkhāro.
therefore thinking and reflection is a speech process.
74 ChS: kāyapp-.
75 RTE omits: pacchā.