The monk who eats in excess, sleeps too much and gives himself to laziness, does not attain supremacy nor the enlightenment that the whole world desires.

Aññathā-passena — differently (aññathā) through laziness. The suffix passena indicates the lying posture, the position of one who surrenders the body to sleep. Physical excess — eating and sleeping without measure — obscures mental clarity.

This verse opens the Nāgavagga, the elephant chapter. The elephant image represents controlled strength: the tamed elephant is powerful but disciplined. The yogi who does not master himself is like a wild elephant that destroys everything in its path.