Dear Nina, thank you for informing the context.

metta,
Yong Peng.

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, Nina van Gorkom wrote:

> (a) "Saa... sappassa nikkhamanokaasa.m katvaa: "Abbhumme!! Anto
> sappo"ti vii.na.m cha.d.detvaa palaayi." [Com.A.442]
>
> YP: "She... got the chance of going out of snake(need to check
> context): "Alas!! Snake inside.", threw away the lute and fled.

N: This is an option: sappassa nikkhamanokaasa.m katvaa: she created the opportunity for the snake to depart.

She gave the snake an opportunity to depart saying: It is terrible that there is a snake inside. She threw away the lute and he (the snake) fled.