Yathā hi dhammiko rājā vinicchayaṭṭhāne nisinno vohārikamahāmattānaṃ vinicchayaṃ sutvā agatigamanaṃ pahāya majjhatto hutvā ‘‘evaṃ hotū’’ti anumodamāno tesañca vinicchayassa anulometi, porāṇassa ca rājadhammassa, evaṃsampadamidaṃ veditabbaṃ.
譬如如法（公正）的国王，坐于裁判所而闻他的（八个）裁判官的判决，舍其不合法而取公正，便随顺他们的判决而给予同意道：「即如是吧」，并且也随顺古代的王法。当知这里亦然：
Ñ(XXI,132): Just as a righteous king, who sits in the place of judgement hearing the pronouncements of the judges while excluding bias and remaining impartial, conforms both to their pronouncements and to the ancient royal custom by saying 'So be it', so it is here too.
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