See the note to the preceding discourse.
goes down into the thick of battle.
There in the battle he strives and makes effort.
his opponents strike him down and finish him off.
He gets carried out and taken to his relatives.
he dies along the way.
but he dies of that injury.
and he recovers from his injury.
who dwells in dependence on a certain village or town.
with his sense faculties unguarded.
of the monk who dwells in dependence on a certain village or town.
he burns in body and mind.
I can't continue in the holy life.
before he has reached them he dies along the way.
This is the second type of warrior-like individual who can be found existing among the monks.
of much stress, much despair, and greater drawbacks.
— of much stress, much despair, and greater drawbacks.
Find delight, friend, in the holy life.
still I can't continue in the holy life.
"And further, there is the case of the monk who dwells in dependence on a certain village or town.
I will find delight in the holy life.
with his sense faculties guarded.
the faculty of the eye.
He guards the faculty of the ear.
the faculty of the ear.
He guards the faculty of the nose.
the faculty of the nose.
He guards the faculty of the tongue.
the faculty of the tongue.
He guards the faculty of the body.
the faculty of the body.
the faculty of the intellect.
 The first seven of these comparisons are treated in detail in MN 54. The simile of the butcher's ax and chopping block is mentioned in MN 23, the simile of swords and spears in SN 5:1, and the simile of the snake’s head in Sn 4:1 and Thig 13:5.
 Following the Thai edition. The Burmese and PTS editions here read, "I will make an effort."