Verse 46: One who knows that this body is impermanent like froth, and comprehends that it is insubstantial like a mirage, will cut the flowers of Mara (i.e., the three kinds of vatta or rounds), and pass out of sight of the King of Death.
1. Phepnupamam: like froth; it means that this body is perishable and impermanent like froth.
2. maricidhammam: lit., mirage + nature; nature of a mirage, i. e., insubstantial like a mirage.
3. marassa papupphakani: flowers or flower-tipped arrows of Mara. These flowers or arrows of Mara represent the tivattam or the three kinds of vattam (rounds), viz., kilesavattam ( the round of moral defilements), kammavattam (the round of volitional action) and vipakavattam(the round of resultant effects). According to the Commentary, this chain or round is broken when cut by the sword of ariya magga nana.
4. adassanam maccurajassa gacche: In this context, out of sight of the King of Death means the realization of Nibbana.