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Comm. KT: “(The student) should not interrupt the preceptor when he is speaking”: Whether among the houses or elsewhere, when his words are unfinished, another topic shouldn’t be raised. Starting from here, wherever there is a prohibition made about something that is not to be done, it should be understood to be an offense of wrong doing in each case, for this is the nature of the khandhakas. — “It should be understood to be an offense of wrong doing in all cases.” Explaining the meaning, it is said, “In cases like this, even one who is sick doesn’t avoid an offense.” And for one who is not sick who, out of disrespect, doesn’t perform the other duties toward a preceptor that have been discussed, in breaking the duty there is an offense of wrong doing in each case. Thus it will be said, “A student who is not sick, even if he has sixty Rains, should perform all of the duties toward his preceptor. For one not doing them out of disrespect, in breaking the duty, there is (an offense of) wrong doing1. And in the sections on what is not to be done, even for one who is sick, performing those actions that are prohibited is likewise (an offense of) wrong doing.” —

пали	Na upajjhāyassa bhaṇamānassa antarantarā kathā opātetabbā.
Khematto Bhikkhu	“(The student) should not interrupt the preceptor when he is speaking.