anyathā yadi rātribhojanaṃ vivakṣāyāṃ nārūḍhaṃ syāt, bhojanapratiṣedhamātraṃ kevalaṃ pratipādayitum iṣṭaṃ tadā devadatto na bhuṅkta ityevoktaṃ syāt / natu divā, pīna iti /
Otherwise, if eating at night were not present in the intention to speak, and if merely the negation of eating were intended to be conveyed, then it would have been stated only as "Devadatta does not eat," without [the words] "during day" [and] "fat."